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The bidding process for the 2034 World Cup began on 4 October 2023 and initially used the same requirements as the 2030 World Cup. FIFA later lowered the requirement for the number of existing stadiums with a minimum capacity of 40,000 from seven to four. [ 6 ]
After Saudi Arabia abandoned its 2030 bid alongside Greece and Egypt, they switched their focus to a solo 2034 bid.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. [4]
Saudi-Israeli relations had been improving when FIFA all but gave the 2034 World Cup to the kingdom on Oct. 4 last year. Three days later Hamas attacked Israel and diplomacy got more complicated.
The current dates are within five windows: in March, June, September, October, and November. The match calendar also determines when international competitions such as the AFC Asian Cup , Africa Cup of Nations , Copa América , CONCACAF Gold Cup , OFC Nations Cup , UEFA European Championship , FIFA World Cup , and the Summer Olympics can take ...
The 2034 men's football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be joint hosts for the 2030 tournament, world governing body Fifa has confirmed. Three ...
The 2030 and 2034 World Cups each had only a single bid and both were confirmed by acclamation. Soccer-Morocco, Spain and Portugal confirmed as 2030 World Cup hosts, 2034 edition awarded to Saudi ...
FIFA moved the Qatar-hosted World Cup to November-December 2022, though those dates were not loved by most European clubs and leagues whose seasons were interrupted. Also, that slot is complicated in 2034 by the holy month of Ramadan through mid-December and Riyadh hosting the multi-sport Asian Games.
2034 FIFA World Cup (planned) ROSHN Stadium ( Arabic : ملعب روشن , romanized : maleabʿ al-Rushin ) is a multi-purpose stadium in south-west Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . It is set to be a venue for the 2034 FIFA World Cup and has a proposed capacity of 46,000 people, where it will host fixtures in the group stage and round of 32.