Egypt asks to host a few matches of 2034 FIFA World Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia

Saudis angry with Egypt football chief over 2034 World Cup

Egypt's football chief is receiving backlash from Saudi Arabia after making a shock public appeal to FIFA head Gianni Infantino to host some of the matches at the 2034 World Cup. Speaking at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) general assembly meeting on Wednesday, Egyptian Football Association (EFA) head Hany Abo Rida surprised delegates after asking Infantino if Egypt could host some of the tournament's matches, despite it already havi…

Egypt Seeks Role in Hosting 2034 World Cup Matches

Hani Abu Rida, President of the Egyptian Football Association, formally requested that  Cairo be allowed to host some matches of the 2034 World Cup. Speaking at the extraordinary general assembly meeting of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday, 12 March, Abu Rida expressed his confidence in Saudi Arabia’s ability to successfully organize the World Cup.  This comes after the Federation Internationale de Football Association (F…

Egypt asks to host a few matches of 2034 FIFA World Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia

Egypt has requested the right to host a set of group-stage matches for the 2034 World Cup which will be held in Saudi Arabia, the African country’s football federation president said on Wednesday.

African giants want to host 2034 FIFA WC matches

An African giant has requested to host some of the games for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, which is mainly set to be held in Saudi Arabia.

Egypt asks to host some 2034 World Cup matches

Egypt has requested the right to host a set of group-stage matches for the 2034 World Cup which will be held in Saudi Arabia, the African country’s football federation president said on Wednesday. “Saudi Arabia will stand up and organise a historic edition of the World Cup, and we wish our Saudi brothers every success,” Hany Abo Rida said during the 14th CAF extraordinary general assembly in Cairo. “But at the same time we hope that (FIFA presid…

Hany Abo Rida, president of the Egyptian Football Association, announced his country's desire to obtain approval from FIFA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host some matches of the 2034 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in Egypt.