Yesterday, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced the granting of the joint bid submitted by the Moroccan, Spanish and Portuguese Football Associations, and the centenary celebration bid submitted by the Uruguayan Football Association (one match), the Argentine Football Association (one match), and the Paraguayan Football Association. For football (one match), the honor of hosting the 2030 World Cup finals, while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup competitions.
The hosting was confirmed by acclamation during an exceptional virtual conference held by FIFA, with the participation of its 211 members, as there were no competitors for the files that received the honor of organizing.
The 2030 World Cup edition will begin with three matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay as part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the start of the first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay, while Morocco, Portugal and Spain will host all other matches in that edition.
The President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, announced that the national federations in FIFA had voted to win the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s bid to organize the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
The President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) said: “The World Cup in 2034 will be an exceptional tournament, as it will be the first tournament 100 years after the organization of the first edition of the FIFA World Cup in 1930.”
Infantino added: “The 2034 World Cup will undoubtedly be special, and I am happy with this complete consensus from all continental federations.”
The 2034 World Cup finals will be held in five Saudi cities in order to present an exceptional version of the tournament: Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Abha and NEOM. The matches will be held in 15 stadiums, including 10 stadiums that will be built in the five cities, and five stadiums that will be developed in the cities of Riyadh and Jeddah. .
On July 31, FIFA revealed the details of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the largest edition ever in the history of the World Cup organized in one country and with 48 teams, after the Kingdom officially submitted its bid to host the 2034 World Cup in the French capital, Paris. .
On October 9, 2023, the Saudi Football Association announced that it had sent a letter requesting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s official candidacy to host the 2034 World Cup to the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
On March 1, 2024, the Saudi Football Association announced the launch of the official identity for the Kingdom’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup, which bears the slogan “Together.” “We grow,” where the visual identity and verbal slogan for the nomination file were revealed, along with the official website (Saudi2034bid.com). The Kingdom’s candidacy file includes three main pillars: “Together to develop human capabilities,” “Together to develop football,” and “Together to develop bridges of communication.”
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