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Australia World Cup bid had no chance, says Lowy

Yahoo! Sports | June 9, 2015

Related Topics: FIFA World Cup, Australia national soccer team, Frank Lowy, Reuters, Jack Warner (football executive)

By Ian Ransom

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's bid for the 2022 World Cup never stood a chance because their officials had not understood that votes were secured in back rooms according to "commercial interests", the country's soccer supremo Frank Lowy has said.

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