Australia will probably bid the next time it is able to. It all depends if FIFA keep on allocating the tournament to a specific region in advance. Europe will probably get 2018, then 2022 and 2026 will probably go to North America and Asia but who knows what the order will be. If there isn't a continental allocation Australia will bid in 2018, expecting that it will have to bid at least a couple of times before being successful (it took 3 successive bids to get the 2000 Olympics). China will probably be the other major bidder from Asia. Not sure who will compete against the USA in North America but anyone who puts in a solid bid will have a chance as the USA was the last North American nation to host.
Being a resident of Australia,so would I.But unless some things were changed,I'd argue that its practical.Would it still be held in June? Because if it was,it would be smack bang in the middle of winter,and if it was changed to an Oceania summer schedule,I'd hope they realised that this region does get regularly up to the 38-40C temperature in summer,and then there's the humidity. I am probably stabbing in the dark somewhat because I'm not up to speed on what the scenario would be,but mudcake water-logged grounds in winter and desert-like heat in summer,would certainly not be conducive to top level football.Would be great,but would probably need some organisational tweaking before it was a done thing.
Are winters that bad in Australia? I don't see how water-logged grounds would be a problem with proper drainage. I thought Australian football was a winter sport anyway, and they don't seem to have too many problems with mud.
Yes Football is a winter sport. Europe has much harsher winters than us and most places get along fine. The only reason we have summer World Cups in the northern hemisphere is that the tournament takes place outside club seasons. When South Africa hosts it will be in the winter, as will the 2014 World Cup in South America. Most parts of Australia get more rain in summer than winter. In any case most modern grounds have quite good drainage. The boggy cricket pitch in the middle is a thing of the past on most modern football grounds. The only cricket ground likely to be used has drop in pitches now that aren't in the ground during winter. The biggest issue is the cost of upgrading a number of stadiums. The weather conditions would not be a draw back.
Winters are mild by most standards. The temperature in Sydney during the daytime in winter averages in the teens and rarely gets much below 5 degrees C in the middle of the night Melbourne and Canberra are a little cooler, Adelaide and Perth are similar to Sydney, and Brisbane is a little warmer. The eastern states have most of their rainfall in late summer. Most football grounds have decent drainage these days. A few years ago a lot of football grounds had cricket pitches in the middle of them that turned into bogs when it rained but most modern football grounds don't have this problem any more. The MCG would probably be the only cricket ground used in a world cup and it now has drop in pitches that are removed in the winter.