2 Cancelled bids, Indonesia and Mexico

Indonesia

2 Cancelled bids, FIFA World Cup

In January 2009 the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) confirmed their intention to bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with government support. In February 2009, PSSI launched "Green World Cup Indonesia 2022" campaign. This campaign included a $1 billion plan to upgrade supporting infrastructure beside stadiums to meet FIFA's requirements. The funds to construct stadiums are to come from

regional governments. Indonesia had previously made World Cup history when it became the first Asian nation to play in a World Cup, at the 1938 tournament in France under its colonial name of the Dutch East Indies^.

Indonesia also had tournament hosting experience as the co-host of 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

In the campaign presentation, PSSI president Nurdin Halid said he believed Indonesia stood a chance to win FIFA's approval to host the 2022 World Cup, despite the relatively poor infrastructure, coupled with the low quality of the national squad compared to other candidates. He said Indonesia had proposed a "Green World Cup 2022", hoping to capitalize on the current green and global warming movement worldwide: "Our deforestation rate has contributed much to world pollution. By hosting the World Cup, we wish to build infrastructure and facilities that are environmentally friendly so we can give more to the planet.

The bid launched at a moment when there were strong pressures from Indonesian football fans for Halid to step down from his position as chairman of PSSI. There was no official support from the government of Indonesia until 9 February 2010, the deadline for the country's government to file a letter of support for the bid.

Secretary General of PSSI Nugraha Besoes did not deny that Indonesia could be disqualified from the bidding process because the Indonesian government did not support the bid. On 19 March 2010, FIFA announced that Indonesia's bid to host the 2022 World Cup had been rejected, because the government stated that their concern is for the people of the country, and so could not support the bid as FIFA requested As a consequence, PSSI have thrown their support behind Australia's bid for the 2022 tournament

Mexico

Former Mexican Football Federation President, Alberto de la Torre, announced their intention to bid for the cup in 2005. Mexico had originally hoped to bid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but was ineligible because of the rotation policy at that time. If chosen for either 2018 or 2022, Mexico would have become the first country to host the World Cup for a third time. However, Mexico pulled out of the bidding process on 28 September 2009. Justino Compeán and Decio de María, president and secretary respectively of the Mexican Football Federation, announced the withdrawal citing a lack of funding both from within the Federation and through third parties, largely due to the contemporary global recession. 

It is thought that the age of Mexico's stadiums meant that they would have required significant investment to meet FIFA's standards Thirteen new stadiums had been proposed, including venues in Baja California, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Ciudad Juárez, the Laguna region, and Mexico City, some of which have already been built, or are under construction, to serve the National League.