Talk:2024 ASEAN Championship
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Australia were banned from playing, not "decided not to debut"
[edit]A 2013 agreement to join AFF by Australia had a specific clause, which banned Australia from playing in the ASEAN (formerly AFF) Championship due to perceived superiority of Australia (though I think the 2026 WCQ situation means no longer the case). The ban has since not revoked by the other AFF members and because Australia have not taken enough steps to campaign for a total abolishment of the ban.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/socceroos-seeking-entrance-into-2020-suzuki-cup-20190131-p50us0.html HiddenFace101 (talk) 19:38, 9 December 2024 (UTC)