ATHENS — Greece on Thursday invited Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia to meet on November 23 to discuss jointly hosting the 2030 World Cup.

Greek Deputy Culture Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis called on his counterparts from the three countries and the four football federations to meet to discuss the plan.

The 2030 World Cup is scheduled to include 48 teams, meaning few nations could host it alone, and the joint bid could face stiff competition.

There are already two potential three-nation joint bids — one from Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in South America and another from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in Africa.

England has announced that it will bid and plan to hold talks with the three other UK football federations as well as Ireland about the possibility of holding the World Cup.

South Korea v Uzbekistan

friendly gets new venue

South Korea's friendly international against Uzbekistan on Tuesday has been moved to the Queensland Sports and Athletic Centre from Ballymore Stadium, the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) said.

The change was made at the request of the Korea Football Association (KFA), which raised concerns about the condition of the playing surface at Ballymore.

Tickets purchased for the fixture are still valid.

Both teams are competing in next year's Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, with Korea drawn in Group C alongside the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, and China. Uzbekistan have been drawn in Group F with Japan, Oman and Turkmenistan. — Reuters