Roughly 11 months after the final was played in Qatar, FIFA announced Tuesday that the men’s 2034 World Cup is to be played in Saudi Arabia.
FIFA announced Tuesday that the men’s 2034 World Cup is to be played in Saudi Arabia.
The decision came shortly after Australia decided not to place a hosting bid – no other country formally declared interest in hosting.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has built close ties to Saudi soccer and the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, according to the Associated Press.
„Football unites the world like no other sport, and the FIFA World Cup is the perfect showcase for a message of unity and inclusion, as well as providing an important illustration of how different cultures can be together and can learn and better understand one another,“ Infantino said in a statement on Instagram.
