# How FIFA Handed Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup

- Published: 2023-11-15T18:27:52Z
- Updated: 2026-07-07T09:00:15Z
- Section: Sports
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-fifa-world-cup.html
- Tags: The New York Times · Soccer
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FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, cheered a plan to take soccer’s richest event to the kingdom. He has said little about his years of work to make that happen.

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