Saudi Arabia set to host FIFA World Cup 2034
Saudi Arabia was officially announced as the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2034 on Wednesday while the 2030 edition will take place in Morocco, Spain and Portugal. Also, the 2030 World Cup, which will also be the 100th anniversary of the showpiece will be hosted in six different countries, on 3 different continents.
This is the latest caveat that Saudi Arabia has received after being named as hosts for the 2034 Asian Games as well as the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
In October 2023, FIFA set a 25-day deadline for countries to express interest in hosting the 2034 World Cup with both Australia and Saudi Arabia putting their names in the hat. Australia would, however, pull out after a few days in order to secure the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup hosting rights.
This would leave Saudi as the lone candidate with FIFA even giving it a glowing review, scoring its bid 4.2 out of 5 — more than the 2026 bid of USA, Canada and Mexico, which received 4 out of 5.
