A bid from Saudi Arabia would test Fifa’s mettle on human rights after the world football governing body tightened the requirements for bidding nations as part of wholesale reform 🟢 MsiDouglas
They are preparing a bid for the 2030 World Cup in a proposition that would include Greece and Egypt and the events of the last couple of weeks have strengthened the resolve of the country’s authorities that it is a realistic prospect.
“They are deadly serious about getting the World Cup,” one source with insight into Saudi sporting ambitions toldThe Saudi sports minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal started the PR charm offensive this week, speaking enthusiastically in media interviews with UK outlets about further investment in the Premier League from private businessmen and also a possible joint bid for the tournament. “Any country in the world would love to hold the World Cup,” he said.
Asa represents the overwhelming feeling of the young, football-mad population of the Kingdom when he tells me the prospect is a “dream”. “Hopefully we can bring the World Cup to Saudi Arabia. We have already shown the world what football means to our country,” he says, referring to the win over Argentina which electrified this tournament.
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