Kazakhstan plans to bid for the 2026 football World Cup, the outgoing head of the country's football federation, Adilbek Zhaksybekov, told local media Saturday in the capital Astana, dpa reported.
The oil-rich Central Asian country is making a drive to host major sports events and is bidding with Almaty to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The Asian Winter Games took place in Almaty and the 2017 Winter Universiade will also be held in Kazakhstan's largest city.
Source: SPA