Fifa confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host

World Football Governing body FIFA
has confirmed that the 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while the 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco with the opening three matches in South America.
Three matches in the 2030 tournament will also be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark 100 years of the competition.

Both bids were uncontested and were ratified at an online FIFA Congress on Wednesday, with the English and Welsh Football Associations supporting the bids.

Saudi Arabia emerged last year as the sole bidder in a controversial process that saw FIFA combine the decisions on the 2030 and 2034 tournaments into a single vote, meaning delegates either supported or opposed both bids with no separate vote available.