Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup as first solo 48-team host

Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, the first time the expanded 48-team tournament is held in a single country (1). The plan spans 15 stadiums across five cities, with Al Nassr's Al-Awwal Park among the venues. A final decision on whether the tournament shifts to winter, as 2022 did in Qatar, has not yet been made, but the scale of the event makes it a live discussion. For Saudi fans, it means a World Cup on home soil, eleven years after the league's global recruitment drive began reshaping football in the kingdom.