Saudi Arabia tabbed as host venue for 2034 World Cup

31.10.2023 - 23:19 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. FIFA announced Tuesday that the men's 2034 World Cup is to be played in Saudi Arabia.

The decision came shortly after Australia decided not to place a hosting bid – no other country formally declared interest in hosting.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has built close ties to Saudi soccer and the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, according to the Associated Press. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM An oversize FIFA World Cup trophy is shown in front of Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar. (Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images) "Football unites the world like no other sport, and the FIFA World Cup is the perfect showcase for a message of unity and inclusion, as well as providing an important illustration of how different cultures can be together and can learn and better understand one another," Infantino said in a statement on Instagram. "As we live in an increasingly divided and aggressive world, we show once again that football, the leading global sport, unites like nothing else.

We all need these occasions of unity and the upcoming FIFA World Cups provide a unique force for good in this respect." Qatar hosted the tournament last year, which was won by Argentina, but to much criticism as it was dogged by years-long allegations of rights abuses of migrant workers needed to build its stadiums.

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LONDON: Sotheby’s is to auction six shirts worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina’s winning run at last year’s soccer World Cup in Qatar and thinks they could become the most valuable collection of sports memorabilia ever sold at potentially more than $10 million.

Shirts worn by Messi at 2022 World Cup expected to fetch record price at auction

:Six shirts worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina's triumphant run at the 2022 World Cup are expected to become the "most valuable collection of sports memorabilia" when bidding opens later this month, auction house Sotheby's said.

Lionel Messi's 2022 World Cup Jerseys Predicted To Top $10 Million At Auction

A set of six jerseys that Lionel Messi wore during Argentina's victorious 2022 World Cup run will be auctioned in December, Sotheby's announced Monday, estimating their value at more than $10 million. The football star donned these shirts during the first halves of the group-stage rounds against Saudi Arabia and Mexico, as well as later games against Australia, the Netherlands and Croatia -- and the final against France. Argentina's winning run in Qatar last year was the final feather in the forward's cap, having failed to secure the championship in four previous World Cups. If the jerseys indeed fetch above $10 million, that could make the sale the most valuable collection of sports memorabilia ever auctioned off, Sotheby's said. The most expensive individual jersey ever sold at auction was one that basketball legend Michael Jordan wore during his NBA finals run with the Chicago Bulls in 1998.

Asian heavyweights win big to launch World Cup qualifying in style

HONG KONG: Asia's footballing heavyweights made fast starts to World Cup qualifying on Thursday (Nov 16) with Australia, Japan and South Korea plundering 17 goals between them in big wins on home soil.