The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the twenty-fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup finals in 2034. Since the tournament's inauguration in 1930, several countries; Italy, France, Brazil, Mexico, and Germany, have hosted it twice. In 2002, for the first time, the tournament was hosted jointly by two countries, South Korea and Japan. Furthermore, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by three countries for the first time—the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Similarly, the 2030 FIFA World Cup will take place in three countries, namely Morocco, Spain, and Portugal. Since its inception, the FIFA World Cup has been hosted by multiple countries, including the following:
- First edition 1930, Uruguay.
- Second edition 1934, Italy.
- Third edition 1938, France.
- Hiatus due to World War II.
- Fourth edition 1950, Brazil.
- Fifth edition 1954, Switzerland.
- Sixth edition 1958, Sweden.
- Seventh edition 1962, Chile.
- Eighth edition 1966, England.
- Ninth edition 1970, Mexico.
- Tenth edition 1974, Germany.
- Eleventh edition 1978, Argentina.
- Twelfth edition 1982, Spain.
- Thirteenth edition 1986, Mexico.
- Fourteenth edition 1990, Italy.
- Fifteenth edition 1994, the United States of America.
- Sixteenth edition 1998, France.
- Seventeenth edition 2002, South Korea and Japan.
- Eighteenth edition 2006, Germany.
- Nineteenth edition 2010, South Africa.
- Twentieth edition 2014, Brazil.
- Twenty-first edition 2018, Russia.
- Twenty-second edition 2022, Qatar.
- Twenty-third edition 2026, USA, Mexico, and Canada.
- Twenty-fourth edition 2030, Morocco, Spain, and Portugal.
- Twenty-fifth edition 2034, the Kingdom.
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