كَأْسُ الْعَالَمِ لِكُرَةِ الْقَدَم 2034 Ka‘s al-âlam li-kurrati’l-kadam 2034 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | TBA; Mid-Late 2034 |
Teams | 48 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 15 (in 5 host cities) |
← 2030 |
The 2034 FIFA World Cup will be the 25th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is set to be hosted in Saudi Arabia, as it was the only country to submit a bid in time for FIFA's deadline of 31 October 2023.[1]
FIFA restricted the hosting eligibility to Asia or Oceania after it made the decision to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup on three continents (Africa, Europe and South America). Observers characterized this as paving the path for Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 edition by substantially reducing potential competing host bids.[2] FIFA also unexpectedly sped up the bidding timeline by at least three years, which hindered other potential bidders. According to reporting by The New York Times, FIFA president Gianni Infantino played a key role in the selection of Saudi Arabia as host.[3]
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