Hosts appointed for FIFA World Cups 2030 and 2034

Morocco, Portugal, and Spain will co-host the FIFA World Cup in 2030, with three centenary games in South America, while Saudi Arabia will stage the 2034 finals.

All 211 FIFA Member Associations convened virtually at an Extraordinary FIFA Congress on Wednesday to vote on the hosts for 2030 and 2034. In 2023, centenary celebration matches will be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (one in each country). In 2034, the World Cup returns to the Middle East for just the second time ever.

“Seven countries have won their World Cup today. Congratulations to Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Saudi Arabia. This is your day,” proclaimed FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “So you should celebrate and we, we celebrate, of course, with you.

“And you, the 211 FIFA Member Associations that I can see on a giant screen in front of me, you are uniting the world. You are uniting the world truly, through football, because, of course, football unites the world.”

FIFA said that the appointment by acclamation of the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 editions concludes a thorough bidding process initiated in October 2023 following the unanimous proposal made by the FIFA Council and supported by all confederations, with a view to providing harmony and rotation between the confederations in relation to the hosting cycle for the tournament.

Addressing the Extraordinary FIFA Congress ahead of the designation of the respective hosts, Infantino said: “In today’s divided world, where it seems that nobody can agree any more on anything, to be able to agree on something like that is definitely an incredible message of unity and positivity. And we need these messages today.”

Following the decision on the appointment of the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 editions of the FIFA World Cup, President Infantino added: “The FIFA World Cup is unique, and it is a unique catalyst as well for positive social change and unity because these tournaments, 2030, the celebration, 2034 – they are tournaments to unite, not to divide. They are tournaments, of course, to discuss, to debate and to act. But most importantly, today, today is a day of unity and a day of celebration.

(FIFA)