By awarding the 2034 men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia, a country with an abysmal human rights record, FIFA sold its soul, columnist Nancy Armour writes

FIFA member associations from the territories of the AFC and the OFC have been invited to bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034™. Following the FIFA Council meeting on 4 October, 2023, it was agreed that in line with the principle of confederation rotation ...

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal said the tournament will be staged across five cities, with participation and federations rising as Saudi Arabia aligns sport and tourism.

As it did for the 2025 Club World Cup, FIFA will separate the tournament into two “pathways” and ensure that the two top-ranked teams, Spain and Argentina, will go to opposite sides of the knockout round bracket — meaning they could not meet until the World Cup final if they win their respective groups.

The 2034 hosts will feature in their third consecutive World Cup and seventh overall but with the rare situation of having the same coach at consecutive finals, still under the stewardship of Herve Renard,

A new wave of enthusiasm is building around the possibility of a joint FIFA World Cup bid involving Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, following new