Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup explained: Why FIFA’s awarding of the competition is controversial
Two weeks ago, late on a Friday evening, FIFA released its evaluations for both the 2030 and 2034 World Cup bids. It awarded Saudi Arabia ’s bid a score of 4.2 (out of five) — the highest in the organisation’s history, citing “a unique, innovative and ambitious vision for the ‘next century’ of FIFA World Cups”.
FIFA's Saudi Arabia World Cup decision to send human rights shockwaves through football
Analysis: FIFA's decision to award the 2034 men's World Cup to the sole bidder Saudi Arabia has already been widely condemned on human rights grounds, but those protests will fall on deaf ears. FIFA has shown by awarding the World Cup to Qatar in 2022 that it can ride out the loudest of voices and do whatever it wants.
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