Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid

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”.
Saudi Arabia 2034: Another FIFA World Cup of migrant worker abuse, repressed human rights and ‘sham’ processes
The docket of alleged abuses, from “rampant wage theft” to near-forced labor, read just like a chapter of recent World Cup history. On a Zoom call last week, Michael Page outlined the findings of a Human Rights Watch report that,
Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup: FIFA ignore human rights and sportswashing concerns with decision
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is poised to announce Saudi Arabia as the hosts of the 2034 World Cup, despite numerous concerns about the Kingdom's human rights record and sportswashing intentions
Saudi Arabia World Cup 2034 explained: Why the FIFA vote is already a done deal
The controversial selection process has drawn criticism. A bidding window truncated by FIFA, world football’s governing body, effectively left Saudi without a challenger and, just as with its neighbour Qatar in 2022, human-rights campaigners are already questioning the Gulf nation’s suitability to host football’s greatest spectacle.
Norway plans to protest FIFA and abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia
Norway’s soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the 2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect human rights around the tournament.
Red Card For FIFA’s Saudi World Cup
FIFA’s choice to award Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup is an unforgivable betrayal of basic human rights that risks migrant workers’ lives. It deserves a red card.
FIFA to confirm World Cup hosts, Saudi set to stage 2034 tournament
FIFA is set to confirm the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 men's World Cups on Wednesday, with a three-continent, six-nation bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to be awarded the former and the latter going to Saudi Arabia.
World Cup hosting decisions set to kick off a decade of scrutiny on Saudi Arabia and FIFA
The inevitable result has been clear since last year. Saudi Arabia will be confirmed by FIFA as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday.
The silence surrounding Saudi Arabia World Cup confirmation reveals Fifa’s grand plan
Saudi Arabia have effectively been handed the 2034 tournament by blocking others’ avenues to bidding, appealing or preparing a case
Norway to protest FIFA, abstain from 2034 World Cup vote for Saudi Arabia
Norway's soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the 2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect human rights around the tournament.
Soccer-FIFA to confirm World Cup hosts, Saudi set to stage 2034 tournament
FIFA is set to confirm the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 men's World Cups on Wednesday, with a three-continent, six-nation bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to be awarded the former and the latter going to Saudi Arabia.
Grotesque Fifa bows down to Saudi Arabia in most craven sell-out in sport’s history
By stealth, by acclamation, without even a hint of truly independent scrutiny, Fifa is poised to seal perhaps the most craven sell-out in the history of sport.
2034 World Cup: FIFA faces battle over schedule - sources
FIFA is facing a new battle against Europe's major leagues over plans for a winter World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 2034 with ...