Australia decided this Tuesday to abandon its candidacy to organize the 2034 World Cup, strengthening the position of Saudi Arabia, the favorite to host the event.
“We investigated the possibility of bidding to host the FIFA World Cup and, after considering all factors, have decided not to do so for the 2034 competition,” the country’s soccer federation, Football Australia, wrote in a statement.
After announcing that it was in talks with Australia about a joint bid to host the 2034 World Cup, the Indonesian Football Federation finally supported, ten days ago, the candidacy of Saudi Arabia, which already had the official support of the Asian Football Confederation. Soccer.
The deadline for submitting applications was set by FIFA for this Tuesday.
After having designated Spain, Morocco and Portugal as hosts of the 2030 World Cup in early October, FIFA launched a call for candidates for the next edition, limiting it to the confederations of Asia and Oceania, in accordance with the principle of rotation.
Saudi Arabia, which already had its sights set on the 2030 World Cup, is currently investing to consolidate itself in world football, as are the country’s clubs, which this summer managed to attract the Frenchman Karim Benzema and the Brazilian Neymar.
Source: TSF
