Saudi Arabia has announced plans to construct 11 new soccer stadiums as part of its bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, including the futuristic Neom.
Through the looking glass: It feels premature to start thinking about the 2034 FIFA World Cup. While it’s still 10 years into the future, it is also only three tournaments away. The presumptive host country, Saudi Arabia, already has plans to build multiple high-tech stadiums for the event. It released concept art of two arenas that look like they belong in a sci-fi video game.
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to construct 11 new soccer stadiums as part of its bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, including the futuristic Neom Stadium. The arena, built in an equally futuristic “smart city”, will be over 350 meters above the ground. The artist’s depictions look like pure imagination, and they may well be in the end.
The design has a roof featuring polygonal shapes that look like broken glass that create a mirror-like effect inside the stadium (above and below).
