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Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup

FIFA has a human rights policy, so how could it award Saudi Arabia the 2034 soccer World Cup?

Last week, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup. The Gulf Kingdom was the sole bidder after the Asian Football Confederation made it clear it would not support an Australian bid.

The New York Times · 3d

Saudi Arabia World Cup 2034 explained: Why the FIFA vote is already a done deal

Within days, Saudi had the key backing of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), scuppering any faint prospect of Australia teaming up with Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. That gave Saudi a free run at 2034, and the Australians duly bowed out of what can barely be called a race.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns

Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer. The Saudi bid was the only candidate and was acclaimed by the applause of more than 200 FIFA member federations.

Saudi Moments on MSN38m

Saudi Marks FIFA 2034 Bid Win with Special Passport Stamp

Saudi Arabia is celebrating its successful bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup with a special passport stamp available for ...

The New York Times5d

Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup explained: Why FIFA’s awarding of the competition is controversial

Two weeks ago, late on a Friday evening, FIFA released its evaluations for both the 2030 and 2034 World Cup bids. It awarded Saudi Arabia’s bid a score of 4.2 (out of five) — the highest in ...

Al Jazeera English5d

Saudi Arabia to host FIFA World Cup 2034: When and where will it be staged?

Months of speculation about the World Cup 2034 host were put to rest when FIFA awarded the tournament to Saudi Arabia. Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al ...

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