Prime Minister cheap fifa 15 coins John Key said making a bid to host the World Cup would be "a hell of a lot of work".
"It's an idea, the Government hasn't done any work on it," he said on Paul Henry this morning, adding: "Man, it would be expensive."
"The Fifa World Cup is essentially the number one event, after the Olympics.
"It's massively expensive. If you look at what it's costing Qatar to hold the 2022 World Cup, I think it's $60 billion."
Any decision on such a bid would be "a long way away", Mr Key said.
Qatar will be the first Middle Eastern nation to host the World Cup in 2022. Instead of being held in the traditional period of June and July, the tournament will be held starting from late November to avoid the intense summer heat.
It will follow the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup www.fifachampion.com will start later this year. The US, Canada, Mexico and Colombia have all confirmed they will bid to be the host nation.
