Discussions about the 2034 World Cup have been going on for a long time. An official announcement was awaited as Saudi Arabia was the only bidder to host the tournament. That announcement came today. FIFA has officially announced that the 2034 World Cup will be held in the desert country.
In a meeting of the FIFA Congress, the governing body of world football confirmed that the 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia. Saudi has already taken up the plan to build 11 new stadiums in front of this World Cup organized with 48 teams. This great world football event in five cities of the country. Among which there are 8 stadiums in the capital city of Riyadh. Although the schedule of the tournament is not known, there is an idea about when it can be held. Considering the month of Ramadan and summer temperatures in Saudi Arabia, January-February 2034 is more likely to be the FIFA World Cup.
At the same time, the names of the organizers of the 2030 Football World Cup were also announced at today's FIFA Congress. This great yajna will be held in six countries of three continents. The three countries of the South American continent are Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The European part of the tournament is hosted by Spain and Portugal. Morocco is the only country in Africa. The 100th anniversary of the football World Cup will be completed with the World Cup to be held in six countries.
Various human rights organizations have been opposing Saudi's bid to host the World Cup since the beginning. Various women's organizations are also against hosting the World Cup in Saudi Arabia as there is not enough freedom for women in the country. However, FIFA did not listen to their objections. On the contrary, FIFA gave a positive report on the evaluation of Saudi Arabia's candidature proposal a few days ago. The country's World Cup hosting plan has been rated 4.2 out of 5 by world football's governing body, the highest ever.
This is not the end, FIFA has also ruled that the risk of human rights in the 2034 World Cup is of 'moderate' level. There was no doubt about Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup as there was no rival in the bid. But after Saudi was officially named as the host of the 2034 World Cup, some are even saying that—sportswashing 1:0 human rights and labor rights.
Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars on sports over the past few years. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been trying to use sports for a long time to increase international influence and to brighten the country's image. From Formula One, boxing to tennis and football, Saudi Arabia has spent a lot of money on sports.
Critics call it 'sportswashing', which discourages human rights and labor rights. However, whatever the critics say, Saudi Arabia has also reaped the benefits of investing in sports. Apart from the Formula One Grand Prix, heavyweight boxing, professional golf majors, Saudi Arabia also hosts various prestigious tennis tournaments. The result of Saudi ambitions in sports is to get the right to host the 2034 World Cup.
