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Saudi Arabia has announced its bid to host the 2034 World Cup after FIFA stated that the tournament will be held in the Asia or Oceania region. This comes after FIFA's decision to not run two World Cup bidding races concurrently and to let Congress, instead of the council, decide on hosts. The 2030 hosts were named without a vote, and the 2034 World Cup has been gifted to Saudi Arabia. Morocco, Spain, and Portugal were nominated as joint hosts for the 2030 World Cup, but there are signs of friction between the countries regarding the venue for the final. FIFA's relaxed stadium rule, which now allows four suitable stadiums instead of seven, clears the path for Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 World Cup. Saudi Arabia has formally informed FIFA of its wish to host the tournament, and it appears that the bidding contest is designed for the kingdom to win. The trend of joint bids for major soccer tournaments continues, with the 2026 World Cup being hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the 2028 Euro by the United Kingdom and Ireland, the 2030 World Cup by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, and the 2032 Euro by Italy and Turkey. Saudi Arabia has launched an official bid for the 2034 World Cup after FIFA restricted competitors following the 2030 deal. The country submitted a letter of intent to FIFA, and the organization is using a fast-track process with a four-week deadline for countries to submit expressions of interest.
The trend of joint bids for major soccer tournaments continues after the awarding of the 2028 and 2032 Euros. Now, the next decade of men's competitions will be played across multiple countries. 2026 World Cup: 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 2028 Euro: 🇬🇧🇮🇪 2030 World Cup: 🇲🇦🇵🇹🇪🇸 2032 Euro: 🇮🇹🇹🇷
FIFA has relaxed its seven suitable stadiums rule to host a World Cup to four — the exact number Saudi Arabia will have within the next few years. The move paves the way for a Saudi-hosted World Cup in 2034.
Saudi Arabia formally informed FIFA of its wish to host the men’s World Cup in 2034 in a bidding contest that increasingly looks designed for the kingdom to win. https://t.co/JuN8U4Ksdu
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Saudi Arabia has now submitted letter of intent to FIFA to bid for 2034 World Cup. FIFA using an unprecedented fast-track process with countries only officially informed on Wednesday & given 4 weeks to submit expressions of interest.
*SAUDI ARABIA TELLS FIFA IT WANTS TO HOST THE 2034 WORLD CUP: AP
Fifa’s relaxed stadium rule clears path for Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup https://t.co/IH2Qi54Jlf
Fifa’s relaxed stadium rule clears path for Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup https://t.co/o3TLbpKTF1
Should Saudi Arabia be gifted World Cup for 2034, it would mean a territory east of the Gulf, home to more than half of world’s population would have hosted the tournament just once in over a century. FIFA’s unexplained rush to deliver this deprives others from studying bid.
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A day after Morocco and Spain were nominated as joint hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup - along with Portugal - there were signs of friction, with both countries laying claim to being the venue for the final https://t.co/ovuHDUbTIl
2034 World Cup to be decided by October 2024 earliers - amid widespread expectation it will be Saudi Arabia There are Qs in game at how all associations will only ratify 2030 decision, despite their vote being key to post-2010 changes Link: https://t.co/oN51YZbvuM
Fifa, following a major scandal in 2015, decided they would not run two World Cup bidding races concurrently and that Congress and not the council would decide on hosts. Yesterday, both of those things effectively blown up: 2030 hosts named without vote and 2034 gifted to Saudi.
Saudi Arabia announced it will bid to host the 2034 World Cup after FIFA said the 2034 tournament will be held in the Asia or Oceania region https://t.co/68DAT4RNAL https://t.co/70eZccXzxw