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On 31 October 2023, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that Saudi Arabia would host the 2034 World Cup, making it the third time the Asian Football Confederation has or will host the World Cup, after the 2002 tournament, which was hosted in Japan and South Korea, and the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
Similar strategies to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which was held in November–December as opposed to the usual summer scheduling, may be used to mitigate the country's summer heat, though the Saudi FA have insisted on a plan to host in the summer. [1] The country's bid was announced on 4 October 2023. [2]
On 26–27 December 2023, the Riyadh Season Tennis Cup, featuring Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Ons Jabeur and Aryna Sabalenka, was held at the Kingdom Arena (Boulevard Hall). On 10–14 January 2024, the 2023–24 Supercopa de España featuring Real Madrid , Barcelona , Atlético Madrid and Osasuna , was held at the Al-Awwal Park (King Saud ...
2034 FIFA World Cup (planned) Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium ( Arabic : ملعب مدينة الأمير فيصل بن فهد الرياضية , romanized : maleab madinat al'amir faysal bin fahd alriyadia ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .
The event was held in the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center marking the conclusion of the 2023–24 Dressage and Show jumping World Cup Seasons. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the first time in history that the World Cup Finals was held on the Asian continent for dressage and for the second time for show-jumping after the finals in Kuala ...
The Esports World Cup replaced the Saudi Esports Federation's Gamers8 esports festival, which was held in 2022 and 2023. The Esports World Cup was criticized as being used as a sportswashing tool by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to distract the esports community from its numerous human rights violations; commentators drew attention to the country ...
The 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2023 King Salman Club Cup (Arabic: كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023) after Salman of Saudi Arabia, where the final tournament was hosted, was the 30th season [note 1] of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA.
The 2030 FIFA World Cup bidding process resulted in the Fédération ... On 1 September 2023 media reported Saudi Arabia to switch its FIFA World Cup focus from a ...