Saudi Arabia named FIFA World Cup 2034 host

ANKARA

Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup football, FIFA announced during an extraordinary congress on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia will become the second Middle Eastern country to host the top-tier international football tournament after Qatar in 2022.

The matches are planned to be held in 15 stadiums in five host cities – Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar, Abha, and Neom.

The 2034 World Cup will be the first 48-team tournament in the competition’s history.

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The FIFA World Cup is the top-tier international men's football competition, which has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War.