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Saudi Arabia Becomes Sole Bidder for 2034 World Cup, FIFA Says

Saudi Arabia is the only football association that presented a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup before the deadline closed, soccer’s global governing body said.

FIFA had set Tuesday, October 31, as the deadline to submit a bid to host the tournament, but Australia’s decision to pull out leaves Saudi Arabia as the only declared candidate.

Australia said on Tuesday it would not be presenting a bid to host the tournament.

“We have explored the opportunity to bid to host the FIFA World Cup and – having taken all factors into consconsideration,have reached the conclusion not to do so for the 2034 competition,” Football Australia (FA) said in a statement.

FIFA is yet to officially approve Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup, and this is expected to happen next year.

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