Who will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup? – The Silver Jubilee World Cup

Know Everything About The 2034 FIFA Football World Cup - The Silver Jubilee World Cup!

The 2034 FIFA World Cup is the 25th edition of the Football World Cup, and it's going to be the Silver Jubilee of the FIFA World Cup. Although there is left ample time between the 23rd to 25th editions of the FIFA World Cup, still from the ASEAN Confederation, and African Confederation even Individually and jointly so many have applied to host the Silver Jubilee edition of the World Cup. 

The 2034 FIFA World Cup is proof that football fans' interest in the World Cup never diminishes. The 2034 FIFA World Cup shows that the World Cup is the most popular sporting event in the world because, even though two World Cups (the 23rd edition) and (the 24th edition) are in between, still there is no shortage of fan interest in the 2034 World Cup as well.

While there are several years between the three World Cups, with the 2026 World Cup (to be held in three North American countries, Canada, Mexico, and the United States), the host of the 2030 World Cup has not yet been finalized, yet the 2034 World Cup has become a focus of interest for football fans.

Undoubtedly, Football fans not only love the game of football, but they are also very interested in the details of the World Cup, such as where the World Cup is taking place, how many teams are playing, what are the venues, which country the host is in, and many more. It goes without saying that the 2034 FIFA World Cup (25th Silver Jubilee of the FIFA World Cup) will be a grand global event like any previous World Cup edition. So, if you are interested to know about the 2034 FIFA World Cup then welcome to this post. Let's start then,

Why 2034 FIFA World Cup is so special? 

Among the many other reasons, the 2034 World Cup will be a milestone of "The Silver Jubilee” of the FIFA World Cup.  Meanwhile, as there is no lack of interest among football fans in this world's biggest event, the competition is going on among the organizers to host the 2034 World Cup.

While previous FIFA World Cups have traditionally featured 32 teams, the 2026 World Cup (which will be hosted by three North American countries, Canada, Mexico, and the United States), will feature 48 teams. But so far it has not been decided how many teams will participate in the 2030 or in the 2034 FIFA World Cup (traditional 32 or 48).

Although bidding for the 2034 World Cup host selection has not yet begun, some early bids have been proposed. According to FIFA, a host may be selected in 2027. However, here is a list of those interested in bidding to host the 2034 World Cup:

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

The first bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup or Silver Jubilee World Cup was proposed as a joint bid by members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). According to FIFA rules of 2017, Qatar (as World Cup host) 2022, and 2030 World Cup cannot be held in Asia (AFC). Hence, the first bid of AFC (Asian Football Confederation) members could be made to host the 2034 World Cup, the Silver Jubilee World Cup.

Thus, the idea of a combined ASEAN bid had been mooted as early as January 2011, at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting. Later in 2013, the former president of the Singapore Football Association, and the president of the Malaysian Special Olympics, recalled the idea for ASEAN to jointly host a World Cup.

Although Malaysia withdrew from the alliance, but Singapore and other ASEAN countries continued to campaign to submit a joint bid to host the 25th edition of the World Cup in 2034. In February 2017, during a visit of FIFA President Infantino Yangon, Myanmar, he discussed launching a joint bid. As a result, the Vice General Chairman of the Indonesian Football Association declared that Indonesia and Thailand would lead a consortium of ASEAN countries for the 2034 FIFA World Cup's host bidding. He also added that due to geographical and infrastructural considerations, with the expanded format (48 teams in the 2026 World Cup), at least two or three ASEAN countries would be in a position to host the combined matches of the 2034 World Cup.

However, in June 2018, Malaysia again joined the ASEAN bidding, while in 2019, the prime Minister of Thailand announced that, all 10 nations of ASEAN will launch a joint bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. That was the first ever to submit a ten-country joint bid to host a World Cup in the history of the FIFA World Cup.

In 2019, five ASEAN countries, led by Thailand, formally bid to host the 2034 World Cup, which was accepted as the first bid to host the 2034 World Cup. In 2022, ASEAN's chairman said he would call on ASEAN leaders to bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2034 or 2038.

Expresses Interest in bidding to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup:

A number of countries have shown interest in hosting either the Silver Jubilee World Cup or the 2034 FIFA Football World Cup, either individually or jointly. However, these are the countries that have bided or shown interest in hosting the 2034 FIFA Football World Cup. 

AFC (The Asian Football Confederation)

• Brunei 
• Cambodia, 
• Indonesia
•  Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

CAF (The Confederation of African Football)

• Zimbabwe jointly with Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia
• Egypt
• Nigeria

Which is the first Asian team to play in the World Cup?

Indonesia was the first Asian team, and the only Southeast Asian country to have participated in the Football World Cup in 1938, which was the third edition of the Football World Cup, hosted by France, and held from 4 June to 19 June 1934. Although, Indonesia, the territory was known as Dutch East Indies. With numerous records, Italy won the World Cup by defeating Hungary by 4-2 goals, where Brazil became the third, and Sweden became the fourth in the 1938 Football World Cup. Furthermore, in the 1934 Football World Cup, fifteen national teams from the four confederations participated in the tournament, 18 matches played, 84 goals scored, and scoring seven goals Leonidas (Brazil) was the top goal scorer.

Perhaps, finally, it can be said that the 2034 FIFA World Cup will be the silver jubilee of the World Cup, which will be another major global Sports event. So not only the organizers but billions of football fans around the world are excited and waiting for the 25th World Cup.  Stay tuned to the SportsOwls blog site, SportsOwls is always with sports, with all sports updates, and always will be. And yes, you can also share your sports updates, stories, statistics, or records with us. You are also welcome to comment below or connect to our social media pages: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. @sportsowls #sportsowls

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