“If you look at some of the biggest populations in the world – United States, China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, our next door neighbours – this is the timezone that they’re in, and this is great for development in football worldwide,” he said.
“Out of all those countries I just mentioned, minus Indonesia, not only are they the most populous countries in the world, football is actually not number one yet.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (left), Football Australia chair Chris Nikou and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the World Cup semi-final.Credit: AP
“So I think bringing content to this part of the world is good for the development of world football, because the big markets will watch – they are, we saw that – and you’re playing in a timezone where young girls and boys and markets that we’re not the number one sport in can also engage. That’s an…