FIFA Receives 2030 and 2034 World Cup Bids

FIFA officially received the bid books from the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups at an event in Paris.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom received the books from the relevant nations.

The President of the Moroccan Football Association, Fouzi Lekjaa, the President of the Portuguese Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, and the General Secretary of the Royal Spanish Football Association, Alvaro de Miguel Casanueva, handed over the documents relating to the 2030 bid.

The presidents of the Argentine, Paraguay and Uruguay Football Associations, Claudio Tapia, Robert Harrison and Ignacio Alonso, respectively, together with CONMEBOL President Alejandro Domínguez, submitted the documentation for what promises to be a show-stopping centenary celebration that will form part of the 2030 edition.

“Everyone at the FIFA Council within the FIFA membership has understood and, more importantly, embraced the FIFA World Cup belongs to the world. Everyone has the right to play, if qualified, and everyone has the right to host, of course, as well the FIFA World Cup and that’s why it’s important to go in every part of the world to embrace the entire world and to bring people together," FIFA President, Gianni Infantino said.

The bid book for the 2034 World Cup bid was handed over by the Saudi Arabia Minister of Sports, Prince

Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation's (SAFF) President, Yasser Al Misehal, and Hammad Albalawi, the head of the SAFF's bidding unit.

The bid books will now be assessed by FIFA and should they meet the relevant requirements to host the World Cup, an Extraordinary FIFA Congress will be held later this year where the world's governing body will confirm the decision to award the 2030 World Cup to Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Spain, Morocco and Portugal as well as the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia.