The Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch was a sea of colour as almost 500 children joined Heart players to put on an exhibition of Optus small-sided football for the visiting FIFA inspection delegation on Wednesday.

Clint Bolton, Beauchamp, Josip Skoko, Matt Thompson, Dean Heffernan and Michael Marrone, joined 483 children to fill the pitch for an hour and showcase Australia's junior football depth and enthusiasm.

A selection of the children joined the A-League stars for a pitch side meeting with the FIFA delegation.

"It was an awesome display with all of those girls and boys playing football and I think the FIFA guys were really impressed ," said Beauchamp. 

"They asked us what the atmosphere was like at the MCG with a big crowd and a few questions like that and we told them it was one of the world's great stadiums.

"If we got a FIFA World Cup in Australia it would be sensational as Australians love sport and they would all get behind it."

Victorian Premier John Brumby welcomed the delegation and showed them a host city display of Melbourne and Geelong and images of Geelong Stadium.

The delegation also visited the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre which could be used as a venue for a Preliminary or Final draw if Australia won the right to host a FIFA World Cup in 2022. 

It also visited the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins to show off the quality of Australia's hotel industry. 

The FIFA inspection team consists of six delegates and is led by Chilean Football Federation President Harold Mayne-Nicholls and includes CEO of 2010 South Africa Local Organising Committee Danny Jordaan, FIFA Head of Event Management Jurgen Muller, FIFA Marketing representative David Fowler, FIFA Competitions representative Julio Avellar and FIFA Media Officer Wolfgang Eichler.

A decision on the 2022 tournament will be made in December.