FIFA named the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups on Wednesday with Spain, Portugal and Morocco getting the former edition and Saudi Arabia controversially landing the latter. There is minimal surprise at the outcome given that the two decisions have been considered a foregone conclusion since there was only one single candidate for each event.

Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries, world soccer's governing body FIFA confirmed on Wednesday.

For the 2030 tournament, Spain, Morocco, and Portugal will jointly host the event, featuring 17 cities and 20 stadiums, where matches will unfold from June 13 to July 21. In a nod to history, unique matches will also take place in Argentina,