Infantino confirms that the 2034 World Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia!

Saudi Arabia has a plan in mind to secure the 2034 World Cup as soon as possible after Qatar wins the 2022 World Cup and it is official after Australia decided on Tuesday, the day on which the deadline for the presentation of candidacy ended, that will not be proposed as headquarters.

Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, made it official in a message on his social networks. It is an open secret, because Saudi Arabia is the only candidate from the Asia and Oceania bloc, which is the Confederation indicated to organize it in 2034.

“The biggest show on the planet will be organized by Canada, Mexico and the United States in 2026, in North America. The next editions of the FIFA World Cup will be held in Africa (Morocco) and Europe (Portugal and Spain), with three against the festival played in South America (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) in 2030 and in Asia (Saudi Arabia) in 2034. Three editions, five continents and ten countries involved in the organization of tournament matches. That makes football truly global !”, celebrated Gianni Infantino, announcing that the World Cup will definitely take place in Saudi Arabia.

He continued to confirm this in his writing, in which he declared that “the candidacy processes were approved by consensus by the FIFA Council, where the six confederations are represented, after a constructive dialogue and extensive consultation . Thank you to everyone who participated in this positive exchange”, in addition to saying that “football unites the world like no other sport, and the FIFA World Cup is the perfect showcase for a message of unity and inclusion, as well also providing an important example of how different cultures can be. together and learn and understand each other better.”

“As we live in an increasingly divided and aggressive world, we show once again that football, the world’s leading sport, unites like no other. We all need these occasions for unity and the upcoming FIFA World Cups are gives a unique force for good here. sense,” he concluded.

Resignation of Australia

FIFA, on the same day it made official that Spain, Morocco and Portugal will host the 2030 World Cup in a historic joint bid, and in which Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina will also play a key role, opened the window for them. to show themselves. countries in Asia and Oceania as candidates to host the tournament in 2034. It did not take long for Saudi Arabia to do so despite the fact that there was a deadline of October 31, making its commitment to football at club level very clear the obvious goal of hosting a World Cup, especially considering their wounded pride in being selected ahead of Qatar.

James Johnson, head of Football Australia (FA), said the country was “exploring the possibility of hosting the 2034 World Cup”, but yesterday the same governing body announced it would focus on bids for the Women’s Asian Cup 2026 and the 2029 Club World Cup, stepping aside and leaving Saudi Arabia as the only confirmed candidate. The matter did not end like this, the president of the Asian Football Confederation, to which Australia belongs, said that “the entire football family in Asia will unite to support the Saudi candidacy”, so everything indicates that there will be competition at the 2034 World. Cup, which again had to be held in winter due to high temperatures, as happened in Qatar.

It has been speculated that Australia’s candidacy could be similar to that of Spain, along with Malaysia and Singapore, especially after demonstrating the success of organizing the Women’s World Cup with New Zealand this year. “We believe we are in a privileged position to host the oldest international women’s competition, the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026, and then to host the best teams in world football at the FIFA Club World Cup 2029,” Johnson’s arrangement.