FIFA decided to hold the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia after Australia withdrew its candidacy. Football Australia argued that it had explored the opportunity for a bid but ultimately decided not to pursue it, leaving the way open for it to do so. Saudi Arabia His status as the sole candidate was confirmed hours later by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
“Football unites the world like no other sport; the World Cup is a perfect showcase of the message of unity and inclusion. “Different cultures can coexist” Infantino made a statement to break the news.
Despite this resignation, Australia remains interested in bringing more major tournaments to the country and is very close to hosting the tournament. Women’s Asian Cup in 2026 and then after the success of the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup Women’s World Cup of this year.
But right now Asian Football Confederation His hopes were dashed when Saudi Arabia decided to support the 2034 bid: “After taking all factors into account, we came to the conclusion not to do so for the 2034 competition,” he said. Australian Federation This is a statement. “Instead, we believe we are in a strong position to host the world’s oldest international women’s competition. AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026and then host the best teams in world football for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. Achieving this – after the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 2023 “The 2032 Brisbane Olympics will represent a truly golden decade for Australian football.”
Saudi Arabia announced its interest in hosting the 2034 tournament just hours after FIFA outlined the process. Considering that the 2026 finals will be held United States, Canada and MexicoAnd Spain, Portugal and Morocco It will most likely host the finals in 2030, with only the Asian Football Confederation and Oceania Football Confederation being considered for the finals in 2030. 2034.
On October 4, Saudi Arabia announced its intention to submit its candidacy for the prestigious presidency. FIFA World Cup 2034. The country’s Minister of Sports, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al FaisalHe said in his statement: “We are organizing an event. FIFA World Cup This success in 2034 will help us realize our dream of becoming a leading country in global sports and will be an important milestone in the transformation of the country. As a thriving and welcoming home for all sports, we believe it is important to host a sport. FIFA World Cup “This is the natural next step in our football journey.”
Secretary General of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, İbrahim AlkasimHe added: “Winning the nomination is our most important game and we will put all our efforts to win it and organize the World Cup in Saudi Arabia successfully. They (other countries) all believe in our candidacy, they all witnessed it.” The growth of the game in Saudi Arabia, everyone believes in us and how we can serve as a force for good in football. FIFA’s vision is to make football global and as a member of FIFA, we as the Football Federation Saudi ArabiaWe need to contribute to this vision. We want to contribute to the growth of the game worldwide. It’s not just for Saudi Arabia, this is for everyone. We are talking about 11 years later. It’s been a long journey… If we go back to 2016, when the country launched Vision 2030, you can see the tremendous progress that has happened here and there, seven years later. Saudi Arabia. So imagine what could happen Next 11 years”.