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FIFA Confirms Saudi Arabia As Host Of 2034 World Cup Finals Despite Controversy
The Extraordinary FIFA Congress: International Football Federation, FIFA on Wednesday decided the hosts for the two upcoming editions of its flagship men's World Cup, controversially confirming Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 event while picking Spain, Portugal and Morocco as joint hosts for the 2030 tournament.
FIFA confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup despite concerns raised by many organisations over the country's alleged history of human rights violations. The hosts for both World Cups were confirmed at Wednesday's Extraordinary FIFA Congress meeting following a vote. All 211 of Fifa's member nations were represented at the meeting over a video link.
Three matches in the 2030 tournament will be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark 100 years of the competition. The opening match of that event will be played in Uruguay, which hosted the inaugural 1930 finals, with the next two games to be staged in Argentina and Paraguay respectively before the rest of the tournament is played in the three main co-host countries.
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