Saudi Arabia will most likely host the 2034 FIFA World Cup following Tuesday’s Australian FA announcement.
By throwing in the towel, Australia offered a boulevard for Saudi Arabia. The great Gulf state will organize, barring any drama, the 2034 Football World Cup, twelve years after the Qatari neighbor’s edition.
“ We studied the possibility of submitting a bid to host the World Cup and, after taking into account all factors, we decided not to do so for the competition organized in 2034 », explained Tuesday the Australian Federation in a press release.
Based on the principle of rotation, Fifa launched the call for applications for 2034 by limiting the choice to the Asian and Oceanic confederations. Saudi Arabia has received support from Indonesia in particular.
North America (United States, Canada, Mexico) will host the 2026 edition. In 2030, the World Cup will take place in Spain, Morocco and Portugal.