{"id":142620,"date":"2023-10-31T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=142620"},"modified":"2023-10-31T16:08:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:08:21","slug":"saudi-arabia-set-to-host-2034-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/saudi-arabia-set-to-host-2034-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" role=\"introduction\" data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Saudi Arabia is set to host the men&#8217;s 2034 World Cup after Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">Football Australia confirmed its decision only hours before Fifa&#8217;s deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday. <\/span>Saudi Arabia is the only other nation to bid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">&#8220;We have reached the conclusion not to do so for the 2034 competition,&#8221; read a statement from Football Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Australia&#8217;s governing body says it intends to focus its efforts on hosting the AFC Women&#8217;s Asian Cup in 2026 and the Club World Cup in 2029.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">The 2026 World Cup will take place in the US, Mexico and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.$link-1.0\">Morocco, Portugal and Spain<\/span><span data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.2\">\u00a0will host the 2030 tournament, with matches also in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Fifa had said the 2034 World Cup would be held in Asia or Oceania, and an Australian bid was regarded as the only potential challenger to Saudi Arabia, which announced its intention to bid shortly after Fifa&#8217;s decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" data-reactid=\".17e47z28ar2.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\">Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia is set to host the men&#8217;s 2034 World Cup after Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament. 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