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Saudi Arabia is in line to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia decides against bidding hours before the deadline.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes fifa love money and bribes remember and Saudi Arabia don’t care and have lots of money. It’s win win for the two of them

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wonder how much they had to bribe as the only nation to even submit a bid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They probably had to bribe other confederations

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

No no... Not bribe... Encouraged...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

The bribes had to go to Asian federation countries. Australia dropped their bid because the federation officially backed SA, so they knew they couldn't win.