The FIFA President is officially announced! Saudi Arabia hosts the 2034 World Cup or again in winter
On November 1, Beijing time, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that the 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, which is the second World Cup to come to West Asia after 2022.
Infantino announced: "The greatest event on earth will be hosted in 2026 by the United States, Canada and Mexico in North America; The next two editions, in 2030, will be held in Africa (Morocco) and Europe (Portugal and Spain), with three matches in South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay); In 2034, it will be hosted by Asia (Saudi Arabia). With 3 tournaments and 10 countries from 5 continents, football is truly global!
"After constructive dialogue and extensive consultations, the FIFA Council unanimously approved the bidding process and would like to thank everyone involved in this positive exchange. No sport has brought the world together like football, and the World Cup is the perfect showcase of a message of solidarity and inclusion, as well as an important example of how different cultures can come together, learn from each other and communicate better. As we live in an increasingly divided and aggressive world, we prove once again that football, the world's leading sport, is unmatched. We all need these occasions of solidarity, and the upcoming World Cup offers a unique strength in that regard. ”
Saudi Arabia is the only bidder
The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar, while the 2026 World Cup will be held in North America and will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 2030 World Cup will come to Africa and Europe, and will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Spain and Portugal, but because it coincides with the centenary of the World Cup, three matches will be played in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, three South American countries, because the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
In the 2034 World Cup, it is the turn of Asia to host, Saudi Arabia announced its bid for the first time, and at the same time immediately received the official support of the AFC, because the AFC is now controlled by West Asia.
After Australia withdrew from the bid and the Chinese Football Association did not make any moves, Saudi Arabia became the only bidding country for the 2034 World Cup, so even if Infantino did not announce it, this is already a sure thing.
The World Cup returns to West Asia and is being held again in winter?
This is the third time that the World Cup has been held in Asia, the first being co-hosted by Japan and South Korea in 2002, the second being Qatar in 2022, and the second time in 2034 that the World Cup will be held in West Asia.
Like Qatar, Saudi Arabia's summers are very hot, so it is possible that the World Cup will be held in the northern hemisphere winter for the second time in history.
Previously, when FIFA announced that the Qatar World Cup would be held in winter (November-December), it caused an uproar and encountered a lot of opposition, but the World Cup was successfully completed, which also paved the way for Saudi Arabia to host the World Cup.