Saudi Arabia will take part within the subsequent two editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the nationwide staff introduced Thursday, following the nation’s choice because the host of the 2034 World Cup.
The 2025 Gold Cup, the regional championship for North and Central America and the Caribbean, will happen from June 14 to July 6 within the U.S. and Canada.
Concacaf confirmed it can proceed its custom of inviting a world visitor to the 2025 and 2027 tournaments after Qatar competed as a visitor within the earlier two editions following its 2022 World Cup internet hosting.
“The national team will participate in the 2025 and 2027 editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting with the next one, to be held in the United States and Canada from June 14 to July 6,” the Saudi nationwide staff stated in an announcement.
CONCACAF defined it can start “an important partnership in 2025” with the Saudi Football Federation as a part of an settlement signed with the Asian Confederation.
“This will include the Saudi Arabian Men’s National Team participating in the Gold Cup as a guest, collaboration on football development and CSR initiatives, and significant knowledge sharing between the region that will host the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the nation recently awarded hosting rights for the 2034 global showpiece,” it added.
The world soccer governing physique, FIFA, formally awarded the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia final Wednesday, with the only bid for the match confirmed by acclamation.
Source: www.dailysabah.com