体坛英语资讯：China set to host 2023 Asian Cup as South Korea scraps bid
<p><span word="SEOUL">SEOUL</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 15-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2023 <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="AFC">AFC</span>) <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quadrennial">quadrennial</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="KFA">KFA</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span> <span word="its">its</span> 2023 <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>"[<span word="The">The</span> <span word="KFA">KFA</span>] <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strategically">strategically</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2023 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="KFA">KFA</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Chun">Chun</span> <span word="Han">Han</span>-<span word="jin">jin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Chun">Chun</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="actively">actively</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2023 <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> (<span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CFA">CFA</span>) <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2023 <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="bids">bids</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2023 <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004, <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 3-0 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2023 <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 4.</p>
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