The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, announced its “intention to host” the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, after the Arab country withdrew from a joint bid with Egypt and Greece for the 2030 World Cup, an edition awarded by FIFA on Wednesday to Spain, Portugal and Morocco with the support of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Bin Salman announced “the kingdom’s desire to host the 2034 World Cup, which “This is a reflection of the renaissance achieved (by the country) at all levels,” according to the official Saudi news agency, SPA, which added that the prime minister also ensured that Saudi Arabia became an “international face” to host all kinds of tournaments.
“The intention to host (the World Cup) is a confirmation of the great effort made by the kingdom to spread messages of peace and love in the world, of which sport is one of the most important and unique aspects, because it is a way. important for the meeting of people of different races and multiculturalism,” he said in his brief statement collected by SPA.
So, Saudi Arabia asked for support to organize, apparently alone, the tournament in 2034.
Qatar 2022, the first
Qatar became the first Arab country to host the World Cup, in 2022, while Morocco was the second in a joint bid with Spain and Portugal, in 2030.
The joint candidacy of Spain, Portugal and Morocco will organize the 2030 World Cup, which will host the centenary celebration of the competition in Montevideo, one against Argentina and another in Paraguay, countries that have been part of the other project to host an event.
Goal: sports center of the world
FIFA confirmed on Wednesday that the decision was adopted in a videoconference meeting of its Council. A few hours after this announcement, Saudi Arabia took advantage of the situation to present its candidacy for the 2034 World Cup at a time when it is trying to make its country one of the world’s sports centers.
With a checkbook of billions of dollars, Saudi clubs have signed many ball stars since the end of last year, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
Source: La Verdad
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