Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup host

Fifa has officially confirmed the 2034 men’s World Cup will be hosted in Saudi Arabia. However, European leagues are against plans that would see their domestic leagues – including England’s Premier League – pausing their competitions for the quadrennial event. It comes as Norway’s football federation (the NFF) called out Fifa’s plans to hand Saudi Arabia the 2034 competition as “flawed”. “[Wednesday’s] vote is not about who gets the 2030 and 2034 World Cups – that has already been decided,” NFF president Lise Klaveness said. “The Congress is primarily about providing feedback on Fifa’s allocation process. The board’s assessment is that the process does not align with the principles of a sound and predictable governance system. By abstaining from acclamation, we are sending a deliberate signal that we cannot support FIFA’s approach.” Get more on the story 👇 https://www.cityam.com/european-football-to-rebel-over-winter-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia/ Get more of City AM 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cityam