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FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia gets 2034

Soccer-Australia players union slams FIFA over 2034 Saudi World Cup

Australia's professional soccer players union has condemned the awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, saying significant human rights risks are attached to the tournament while questioning FIFA's ability to prevent harm from occurring.

Hosted on MSN · 3h

FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns

Saudi Arabia was officially confirmed Wednesday by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest prize yet for massive spending on global sports driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The New York Times · 14h

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”.

Norway FA blasts FIFA's 'flawed' bidding process

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World Cup: Norway FA blasts FIFA's 'flawed' bidding process

The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday said it will vote against FIFA's awarding of hosting rights for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups by acclamation, adding that it had formally criticised the process in a letter to the world governing body.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Soccer-NFF Criticises FIFA's 'Flawed and Inconsistent' World Cup Bidding Process

Votes are due to be held at FIFA's virtual extraordinary Congress on Wednesday to approve the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, though each has only a single bid, which are both expected to be confirmed by acclamation.

The Athletic on MSN · 1d

FIFA criticised by Norwegian FA over ‘flawed’ 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cup bidding process

The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) has criticised the bidding process for the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cups, which it says are “flawed and inconsistent with the principles of FIFA’s own reforms.

Dallas approves $15 million in upgrades to host broadcast feed for 2026 FIFA World Cup

FIFA still hasn’t announced what city will host the tournament’s International Broadcast Center, but Dallas officials say an ...

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FIFA 2026 World Cup to generate billions of dollars

FIFA has released figures showing that the 2026 World Cup to be hosted across 16 cities in the USA, Canada and Mexico, is ...

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2025 FIFA Club World Cup will stream exclusively on DAZN

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup has a new broadcast home. DAZN will serve as the exclusive global broadcaster of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, a 32-team tournament that will be held across ...

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FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia gets 2034

Norway FA blasts FIFA's 'flawed' bidding process

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