Saudi Arabia Unanimously Chosen To Host December's FIFA Club World Cup

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Category : Sports Published on: February 17 2023

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Saudi Arabia will host its first major FIFA event this year, after being selected to put on the 2023 Club World Cup in December.
The Middle East state who are preparing a bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Egypt and Greece was unanimously selected by the FIFA Council.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia was selected by the Asian Football Confederation to host the 2027 Asian Cup.
The country has previously hosted sporting events including this year's Spanish Super Cup, 2022's world title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua and the Riyadh Grand Prix.

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Saudi Arabia Unanimously Chosen To Host December's FIFA Club World Cup