FIFA, soccer’s worldwide governing physique, stoked controversy on Wednesday with its announcement of the websites for the World Cup in 2030 and 2034.
The 2030 match — the World Cup’s centennial — will likely be a worldwide affair, with nearly all of the match going down in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. A number of the opening matches, nevertheless, will happen in South America, a homage to the debut World Cup in Uruguay in 1930.
The 2034 match, in the meantime, will happen completely in Saudi Arabia. It is set to be the third World Cup in Asia and the second World Cup within the Gulf area.