2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia set to host after Australia does not bid
NewsWorthy Event
Saudi Arabia is set to host the men's 2034 World Cup after Fifa confirmed it was the only bidder for the tournament.
Background Event
Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament hours before Fifa's deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday. Morocco, Portugal and Spain are the only bidders for the 2030 edition, with games also played in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The 2026 World Cup will take place in the US, Mexico and Canada.
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"Three editions, five continents and 10 countries involved in staging matches in the tournament - that's making football truly global," Fifa president Gianni Infantino wrote on Instagram. "As we live in an increasingly divided and aggressive world, we show once again that football, the leading global sport, unites like nothing else." Australia's governing body Football Australia says it intends to focus its efforts on hosting the Women's Asian Cup in 2026 and the Club World Cup in 2029. Football's world governing body Fifa had said the 2034 World Cup would be held in Asia or Oceania, and an Australian bid was regarded as the
only potential challenger to Saudi Arabia, which announced its intention to bid shortly after Fifa's decision.
