FIFA World Cup: Morocco, Spain and Portugal to jointly host 2030 edition; Saudi Arabia gets 2034 bid

The world footballing body, FIFA, has officially named Saudi Arabia as the host nation of the FIFA World Cup 2034. The Extraordinary FIFA Congress meeting, held on Wednesday, also confirmed Morocco, Spain and Portugal as co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup. FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the decision. The 2030 and 2034 World Cups each had only a single bid and both were confirmed by acclamation. The combined proposal from Morocco, Spain and Portugal will see the 2030 event take place across three continents and six nations, with Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay hosting celebratory games to mark the tournament’s centenary. Uruguay held the first World Cup in 1930, while Argentina and Spain have also staged the tournament. Portugal, Paraguay and Morocco will all be first-time hosts. Saudi Arabia will become the second Middle Eastern nation to host the tournament after Qatar staged it in 2022. The 2034 edition will stage the first-ever 48-team tournament in a single host country.



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