SAUDI ARABIA NAMED FIFA WORLD CUP 2034 HOST

Thu 12 December 2024:

Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup football, FIFA announced during an extraordinary congress on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia will become the second Middle Eastern country to host the top-tier international football tournament after Qatar in 2022.

The 2034 World Cup will be the first 48-team tournament in the competition’s history.

State-of-the-Art Stadiums in Saudi Arabia Set to Host Historic FIFA World Cup 2034.#FIFA2034 pic.twitter.com/cHc2fyV2uo

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2030 FIFA World Cup to be jointly hosted by 3 nations

Morocco, Portugal and Spain are named the joint hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the special centenary celebration games, which will be a part of the 2030 World Cup.

The FIFA World Cup is the top-tier international men’s football competition, which has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War.

There are eight proposed stadiums in Riyadh, four in Jeddah and one in each of Abha, NEOM and al-Khobar.

For instance, Riyadh will host the opening and final matches at the King Salman Stadium, which will be able to accommodate over 92,000 spectators once constructed.

A model of the proposed King Salman International Stadium is seen inside the Saudi Arabia World Cup bid exhibition, Saudi Arabia, December 11, 2024. (Reuters)

The King Fahd Sports City Stadium in Riyadh is also among the proposed stadiums. Known for its distinctive fabric roof inspired by traditional tents, it has the capacity of around 70,000 seats.