Ticket sales for tonight's Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United game at Canberra Stadium were tracking almost exactly the same as before the last match, and about 1500 had been pre-sold late yesterday afternoon.

The crowd for the last A-League game was just 5139 when the Mariners beat Perth 2-1 on September4, which was before the FFA handed western Sydney the 12th A-League licence and dashed Canberra's hopes of securing its own team in the near future.

This week the reaction against the FFA's decision has intensified, with ACT Sports Minister Andrew Barr stating in Tuesday's Canberra Times that the ACT Government would be reconsidering its involvement in Australia's bid for the FIFA World Cup, and that there would be no point hosting future A-League games if they were between two out-of-town teams.

While Buckley declined to comment on tonight's crowd figure and what it might mean, he did say he hoped the ACT would still be involved in the World Cup bid and Australia's Asian Cup bid.

''Our understanding is that the ACT Government is supportive of the bid for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Asian Cup bid, and we welcome that support,'' Buckley said in a statement.

''It would be disappointing if the nation's capital was not part of these important international events and we look forward to the ACT Government committing to being part of such a seminal opportunity for Australia and for Canberra.''

For more, pick up a copy of today's Canberra Times