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Saudi Arabia announced its plan to bid on the hosting of the 2034 World Cup. The latest step in a campaign to turn the kingdom into a global sports powerhouse. The announcement came on Wednesday (4th of October, 2023) an hour after world football’s governing body FIFA said in its statement about the plan towards the 2030 World Cup. It was said that FIFA is inviting countries in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to bid for 2034.
Saudi Arabia Football Federation said in a statement that the bid “intends to deliver a world-class tournament and will draw inspiration from Saudi Arabia’s ongoing social and economic transformation and the country’s deep-rooted passion for football”.
Sport is a major component of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 reform agenda, which aims to transform Saudi Arabia into a tourism and business hub while transitioning the economy away from fossil fuels.
In the coming weeks, the kingdom is set to host the final LIV Golf League tournament of the regular season, a boxing match featuring Anthony Joshua and the Next Gen ATP Finals tennis tournament.
It will also host the FIFA Club World Cup in December.
Earlier this year Saudi Arabia was confirmed as host of football’s 2027 Asian Cup.
The Asian Football Confederation came out in support of the Saudi 2034 World Cup bid shortly after it was announced on Wednesday.
“The entire Asian football family will stand united in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s momentous initiative, and we are committed to working closely with the global football family to ensure its success,“ said AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa.
The Jeddah-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation also called on its 57 member states to back the bid.
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沙烏地阿拉伯宣布申辦2034年世界杯
沙烏地阿拉伯宣布計畫申辦2034年世界盃。 這是將王國打造成全球體育強國的最新舉措。 這項消息於週三(2023 年 10 月 4 日)發布,一小時前,世界足球管理機構國際足總在其關於 2030 年世界盃計畫的聲明中發表了聲明。 據悉,國際足總正在邀請亞足聯(AFC)國家申辦2034年奧運。
沙烏地阿拉伯足球協會在聲明中表示,申辦「旨在舉辦一屆世界級賽事,將從沙烏地阿拉伯正在進行的社會和經濟轉型以及該國對足球根深蒂固的熱情中汲取靈感」。
體育是王儲穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼2030年願景改革議程的重要組成部分,該議程旨在將沙烏地阿拉伯轉變為旅遊和商業中心,同時使經濟擺脫對化石燃料的依賴。
在接下來的幾週內,沙烏地阿拉伯將舉辦常規賽最後一場 LIV 高爾夫聯賽、安東尼·約書亞 (Anthony Joshua) 參加的拳擊比賽以及下一代 ATP 總決賽網球錦標賽。
它也將於12月舉辦國際足總俱樂部世界盃。
今年早些時候,沙烏地阿拉伯被確認為 2027 年亞洲盃足球賽的主辦國。
週三沙特申辦2034年世界盃的消息公佈後不久,亞足聯就表態支持。
亞足聯主席謝赫薩勒曼·本·易卜拉欣·阿勒哈利法表示:「整個亞洲足球大家庭將團結起來支持沙烏地阿拉伯王國的重大倡議,我們致力於與全球足球大家庭密切合作,以確保其成功。”
總部位於吉達的伊斯蘭合作組織也呼籲其 57 個成員國支持這項申辦。
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