There have been no surprises as FIFA has confirm Saudi Arabia as the host country for the 2034 World Cup, while the 2030 World Cup will be contested on three continents.
FIFA’s meeting held today (Wednesday) confirmed the hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 World Cups.
However, it was already clear who would host which year, as each tournament had only one bid with no competitors.
Morocco, Spain and Portugal have all been selected as co-hosts for the 2030 World Cup. However, three of the tournament’s matches. Will actually be play in South America.
Uruguay will host the 2030 opening match to celebrate their first ever hosting of the World Cup in 1930, while Argentina and Paraguay will take on the other two matches respectively. The remaining
matches will be played in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. All three of which have never hosted a World Cup before. This also makes Morocco the first North African nation to host a World Cup,
while Saudi Arabia was also chosen as the uncontested host for the 2034 World Cup.
Back in October last year, http://ufabet999.app FIFA announced that Saudi Arabia was the only bidder for the 2034 World Cup after Australia withdrew. The
2034 World Cup is still guaranteed to be held in Asia or Oceania. As FIFA has a policy of rotating hosts from one continent to another.
North America has already hosted the 2026 World Cup, while the 2030 World Cup will have matches in Europe, Africa and South America. Coupled with the lack of an offer from Oceania, the World Cup will return to Asia.