This Wednesday, the Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2024 formally confirmed two main bulletins for the world of soccer. First, the 2030 World Cup will have fun the one hundredth anniversary of the inaugural match, with six international locations appearing as hosts. Then, Saudi Arabia was awarded the 2034 World Cup, and Cristiano Ronaldo took to social media to specific his pleasure concerning the determination.
“2034 would be the finest World Cup ever,” Ronaldo stated in a video posted to his official X and Instagram accounts. “It’s superb—the infrastructure, the stadiums, the situations for the followers, and every little thing.” The ahead highlighted Saudi Arabia’s strengths as a number nation for the celebrated match.
Saudi Arabia has been steadily positioning itself as a worldwide hub for sports activities and cultural occasions. Since becoming a member of Al-Nassr in December 2022, Ronaldo has seen firsthand the nation’s speedy progress on this space.
“The nation is unbelievable. The Saudis are superb individuals,” Cristiano stated. “Yearly, they host main occasions—soccer matches, boxing, leisure. The longer term may be very vivid, for my part, and I’m proud to be a part of this nation’s success.”
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr celebrates after scoring the 2nd objective through the Saudi Professional League match between Al Shabab v Al Nassr FC at Al-Shabab Membership Stadium on October 18, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Soccer’s progress in Saudi Arabia
Previously two years, Saudi Arabia has reworked from a rustic with restricted soccer custom to one of the distinguished leagues on this planet. This speedy evolution has been fueled by important monetary investments, enabling Saudi Professional League golf equipment to signal top-tier gamers who had been excelling in Europe, together with Ronaldo himself, Karim Benzema, and Neymar.
“The league has grown so quick within the final 12 months. In the event you see the distinction, it’s superb,” Cristiano Ronaldo stated. “You have got seven or eight large golf equipment within the league now. That’s very troublesome to beat.” He additionally pointed to the evolution of Saudi gamers. “The gamers are rising shortly. For instance, my teammates and others groups— Saudis develop so quick and they’re changing into higher gamers.”
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s future
As Ronaldo approaches his fortieth birthday, he’s decided to take part in his sixth World Cup in 2026—a feat no participant has but achieved. Nonetheless, by the point the 2034 World Cup arrives in Saudi Arabia, he will likely be almost 50 and lengthy retired from skilled soccer. “I will likely be right here for certain to see the World Cup,” CR7 stated in the identical video, acknowledging that by then, his function will likely be very completely different.
However Ronaldo stays assured that he’ll nonetheless have a major impression. “One or two of those children we had been with at present will play in a World Cup,” he stated, referring to a bunch of kids he interacted with through the video shoot. “I consider that they’ll proceed to develop, particularly the feminine as effectively… Now we have to develop collectively. In every little thing. Not solely the soccer, however in life, and I’ll inspire them to work exhausting and consider on that.”
