BEIJING - Chinese soccer chief Wei Di on Tuesday rubbished reports about him not wishing to see an Asian country win the rights to host the 2022 World Cup.

"I never said that I did not want to see any of the Asian countries host the 2022 World Cup," Wei, head of Chinese Football Association (CFA), told China Daily.

"It (the report) comes from nowhere. Such reports damage China's image. Officials from the Australian embassy even called us and wanted us to explain."