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They are disrupting European football paying higher dollars. This is a disruption in the market and that is what positions Saudi in a strong way. From the government, top down they are prioritising investment in football. That is difficult to compete with." Another sporting milestone for Saudi Arabia? Qatar 2022 was switched to a winter World Cup finals in 2014, almost four years after it was awarded the hosting of the tournament. Saudi has a much richer football pedigree – the Saudi team beat eventual winners Argentina in the first game of the 2022 tournament – although most critically it would now appear to be a key ally of Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president. Like the 2022 men's tournament, the 2034 edition would almost certainly be held in winter because of extreme heat in the summer, although modernising existing infrastructure rather than building new stadiums would likely make it more environmentally friendly than Qatar.

2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia set to host after Australia does

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury attracted criticism for praising Saudi officials external-link and Bin Salman before his victory over former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in Riyadh last weekend. The speed at which Fifa has appeased key allies in federations across the globe to put Saudi in the box seat for 2034 has taken the football world by surprise, not least Australia. The country that missed out to Qatar for the 2022 finals, in the crooked Fifa vote of 2010, was told this month that interested nations had just 25 days to declare an interest. It has been criticised for its human rights violations - 81 men were executed on one day last year - women's rights abuses, the criminalisation of homosexuality, the restriction of free speech and the war in Yemen. Facsimile copies of the Athletic News Football Annuals for 1887-88 to 1900-01 and 1915-16 to 1918-19, were produced by the Association of Football Statisticians during the 1980s. [5] Details [ edit ]

Last week Human Rights Watch said: "The possibility that Fifa could award Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup despite its appalling human rights record and closed door to any monitoring exposes Fifa's commitments to human rights as a sham." Saudi Arabian Football Federation president Yasser Al Misehal said: "Driven by a huge passion for the game by our young nation, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation is fully committed to meeting and exceeding the bid's requirements."

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It said: "Human rights commitments must be agreed with potential hosts before final decisions on holding the tournaments are made. The best chance for Fifa to obtain binding guarantees to protect workers' rights, ensure freedom of expression and prevent discrimination linked to the World Cup is during the host selection process - not after the hosts have been confirmed and tournament preparation has begun." Morocco, Portugal and Spain are the only bidders for the 2030 edition, with games also played in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The book has incorporated a number of illustrations for many years, and since 1948 these have regularly included team photos of a few of the previous season's most successful sides. Since 1985 the annual has also included very brief obituaries ('The Final Whistle') for selected former players and officials dying within the previous twelve months. [3] Fifa had accelerated the bidding process for 2034, to the surprise of many of its members, this month. It effectively meant interested nations had to make major commitments immediately on bidding for a World Cup that is still 11 years away.Infantino ensured a clear run for the Asian confederation – and, by extension, Saudi – at 2034 by structuring the 2030 finals across three confederations – Europe, Africa and South America. The Fifa Club World Cup will be staged in Jeddah in December. The first of the expanded formats will be in the United States in 2025.