{"id":312564,"date":"2024-03-01T22:18:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=312564"},"modified":"2024-03-01T22:18:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:18:52","slug":"saudi-arabia-launches-bid-for-2034-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/01\/saudi-arabia-launches-bid-for-2034-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia launches bid for 2034 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The bid comes two years after neighbouring Qatar hosted the first World Cup in the Middle East<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saudi Arabia formally launched its bid to host the 2034 World Cup on Friday, nearly four months after football\u2019s world governing body FIFA announced the kingdom was the only candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The bid comes two years after neighbouring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/02\/24\/qatar-rejects-tinubus-visitation-request-for-business-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qatar<\/a> hosted the first World Cup in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign is under the slogan \u201cGrowing. 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