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Saudi Arabia set to host FIFA World Cup 2034, Morocco, Spain and Portugal get 2030 edition
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Saudi Arabia set to host FIFA World Cup 2034, Morocco, Spain and Portugal get 2030 edition

Saudi Arabia was officially announced as the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2034 on Wednesday while the 2030 edition will take place in Morocco, Spain and Portugal. The Saudi bid was the only candidate and was acclaimed by the applause of more than 200 FIFA member federations. They took part remotely in an online meeting hosted in Zurich on Wednesday by the football body’s president Gianni Infantino. It will kick off a decade of scrutiny on Saudi labor laws and treatment of workers mostly from South Asia needed to help build and upgrade 15 stadiums, plus hotels and transport networks ahead of the 104-game tournament. One of the stadiums is planned to be 350 meters (yards) above the ground in Neom — a futuristic city that does not yet exist — and another named for the crown prince is designed ...