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FIFA has confirmed that it has received formal bid documents from the heads of the seven member federations who are the sole bidders for the World Cups in 2030 and 2034.
Spain, Portugal, and Morocco are co-hosting the 2030 World Cup, along with three South American neighbors that is Argentina, Paraguay, and the tournament’s first host Uruguay who will each stage one of the 104 games.
Saudi Arabia is the only applicant for the 2034 World Cup, which FIFA fast-tracked last year.
The two bids will be confirmed on December 11 in an online meeting of FIFA’s 211 member federations.
First, the planned World Cup project plans must be defined in hundreds of pages, which FIFA expects to publish later this week.
They must include planning for stadiums, hotels, training facilities, transportation, and national security.
“FIFA will thoroughly assess the bid books and publish its evaluation report” scheduled in the fourth quarter of the year, according to a statement from the World Football Authority.
World Cup bids must now present an assessment of their human rights duties if they want to host the tournament. FIFA was asked in May to collaborate with impartial experts to evaluate the nominees.
FIFA’s human rights policy was implemented eight years ago, following the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 editions to Russia and Qatar, respectively, and was initially applied to 2026 tournament hopefuls.
The 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, making it the first to feature 48 teams rather than 32. They defeated rival bidder Morocco in a 134-65 vote in Moscow in 2018.
