2030 Football World Cup: Saudi Arabia has made a big offer to Greece and Egypt to host the 2030 Football World Cup. News website Politico has revealed this.
According to media reports, Saudi Arabia has told Greece and Egypt that it is ready to bear the cost of building new sports stadiums in these two countries but with one condition. Saudi Arabia's condition is that Greece and Egypt together with it claim joint hosting of the FIFA World Cup and 75 percent of the matches of the World Cup should be held in Saudi Arabia only.
All three governments refused to comment
According to the report, according to a senior official, this proposal has also been discussed between Saudi Arabia's ruler Mohammed bin Salman and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the summer of 2022. However, according to the report, it is not clear whether the offer was accepted or not. Although the three countries are now working on a joint proposal. By the way, this step of Greece is being criticized. It also contacted the governments of the three countries and FIFA for comment, but none declined to comment, according to news website Politico.
Why Saudi Arabia wants to host
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying hard to change the conservative image of his country and is working on Vision 2030. By hosting the Football World Cup, Saudi Arabia wants to dominate major sporting events. Saudi Arabia has recently bought an English football club and will host the Asian Cup for the first time in 2027.
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