Saudi Arabia clear to host 2034 World Cup after Australia drops outThomson ReutersSaudi Arabia was left as a shoo-in to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia confirmed it would not make a bid for soccer's global showpiece on Tuesday's deadline day. Australia's decision not to proceed with 2034 leaves Saudi Arabia as the only confirmed bidder. Australia hosted a successful Women's World Cup this year but has never hosted a men's World Cup. "We believe we are in a strong position to host the oldest women’s international competition in the world - the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 - and then welcome the greatest teams in world football for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup," FA said. Fifa awarded the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Portugal and Spain, also adding World Cup centenary games in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.

Source: Irish Independent November 01, 2023 01:44 UTC