Seven nations have submitted documentation supporting their bids to host FIFA Men’s World Cup tournaments in 2030 and 2034.
Bid books have been delivered to FIFA by football associations in Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.
FIFA say they’ll implement a thorough assessment and publish an evaluation report in late 2024.
Main photo: FIFA president Gianni Infantino receives bid books for the 2030 and 2034 FIFA Men’s World Cup tournaments from bidding nations. Photo: FIFA.com.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino and FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafström received the bid books from the relevant FIFA Member Associations in Paris.
The president of the Moroccan Football Association, Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, and the general secretary of the Royal Spanish Football Association, Álvaro de Miguel Casanueva, handed over the bid book and accompanying documents relating to the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
The presidents of the Argentinian, Paraguayan and Uruguayan Football Associations, Claudio Tapia, Robert Harrison and Ignacio Alonso, respectively, together with CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez, submitted the documentation for what promises to be a show-stopping centenary celebration that will form part of the 2030 edition.
The bid book for the 2034 FIFA World Cup was handed over by the Saudi Arabia minister of sports, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s (SAFF) president, Yasser Al Misehal, and Hammad Albalawi, the head of the SAFF’s bidding unit.
“The submission of the bid books represents a key milestone in the bidding processes for the 2030 and 2034 editions of the FIFA World Cup as we aim to organise iconic celebrations of football and humanity,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said.
“The seven bidding countries from four confederations have already given a lot to football, countries with great passion for the game, great organisational skills and a shared vision of what football and its values should be. Equally, these bidding processes prove that football unites the world.”
The bid books and accompanying documents will be published on FIFA.com.
FIFA will thoroughly assess the bid books and publish its evaluation report in Q4 2024. Should the relevant hosting requirements be met, the Extraordinary FIFA Congress will subsequently take a decision on the appointment of the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 editions of the FIFA World Cup in 2024.
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Details on the respective bidding process are available on FIFA.com.
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This story was first published on August 5, 2024.
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