Saudi Arabia to Host FIFA Club World Cup 2023

Saudi Arabia will host the Club World Cup 2023, declared FIFA on Tuesday. The seven-team event will take place in Saudi Arabia on December 12-22.

Saudi Arabia is also planning to bid for permission to host the 2030 World Cup. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Football Association announced, on Tuesday, the approval of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) for the Kingdom’s request to host the Club World Cup 2023.

Saudi Arabia will be the sixth host country for the FIFA Club World Cup since its inception in 2000.

“With regard to the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held under the current system with the participation of 7 clubs, the FIFA Council unanimously appointed the Saudi Football Association as the host of the tournament from December 12 to 22, 2023,” said a FIFA statement on the sidelines of its council meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.

Saudi Arabia will host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup for the first time in its history, in addition to hosting the Spanish and Italian Super Championships.