Infantino says “it’s going to happen” on social media
Expect a ‘winter World Cup’ like the one in Qatar
Saudi Arabia has effectively secured the 2034 World Cup.
“The 2034 World Cup will be held in Asia,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on social media on Monday, explaining who will host the tournament and how it will be organized. The bid for the 2034 World Cup was between Australia-Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, which had expressed interest in co-hosting. However, Indonesia announced its support for Saudi Arabia’s bid on March 18. Australia then withdrew its bid on March 30.
FIFA’s deadline for submitting a bid for the 2034 World Cup is March 30. FIFA is expected to officially announce Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup after the deadline. It will be the third World Cup to be held on the Asian continent, following the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Qatar last year.
If Saudi Arabia hosts the World Cup, the tournament is expected to kick off in the winter, as it did in Qatar last year. The average temperature in Saudi Arabia in June and July, when the World Cup has traditionally been held, is 37 to 38 degrees Celsius, so FIFA is likely to avoid this time of year.
The 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico (North and Central America), and the 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco (Europe and Africa). 토토사이트