Australia called on FIFA to recognize it as ''the world's greatest playground,'' and asked Wednesday for the right to stage the 2022 World Cup.
Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman and model Elle Macpherson helped promote their country's bid in a 30-minute showcase to FIFA's 22 executive committee voters.
It was among a series of final presentations made Wednesday by the five 2022 candidates, which include South Korea, Qatar, the United States and Japan.
Australia aimed to assure FIFA it could have a profitable and secure tournament in the only continent never to host soccer's biggest event.
The show started in an auditorium at FIFA's headquarters with a recorded message from Jackman to address the select audience of FIFA's ruling panel, and viewers worldwide watching on television and via the internet.
Ben Buckley, the bid's chief executive, promised FIFA it could enjoy a ''no worries'' World Cup in a ''famous Aussie sporting culture.''
Frank Lowy, the billionaire businessman and driving force behind the bid, set out the financial appeal of an event that earns FIFA more than 95 percent of its income every four years.
An Australian World Cup would be ''a fantastic investment in FIFA and the future of the game,'' said Lowy, the bid chairman.
With FIFA anxious that candidates should offer a lasting legacy to soccer, Australia's message was to ''turbo-charge'' the growth of soccer in Asia and the Pacific region.
Lowy introduced Macpherson, who greeted the 80-year-old retail tycoon with a kiss and described him as ''a hero back home.''
''This is my first prize,'' Lowy said, joking. ''The second prize will be the World Cup in 2022.''
Australia sent its head of state, governor general Quentin Bryce, to promise the World Cup could be a ''nation-changing event.''
''It has the potential to change our country in a way to benefit many generations of Australians,'' she said.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard appeared on film to open a lighthearted story, ordering the pursuit of a kangaroo in possession of the World Cup - a pretext for a visual tour of landmarks.
Olympic swimming great Ian Thorpe featured as a lifeguard at the beach before the animated marsupial was apprehended by Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan.
Four European candidates to host the 2018 World Cup - England, Russia, Belgium-Netherlands and Spain-Portugal - make their presentations Thursday.
FIFA's 22-man ruling panel - minus two officials suspended after an investigation into ethics violations - will vote in secret ballots. The announcement of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts will be Thursday.
