After Saudi officially submitted its FIFA World Cup 2034 bid to Paris, shortly after news of the outstanding Saudi FIFA World Stadiums to-come dropped one by one – and so did the Saudi FIFA World Cup cities.
And it just so happens that the exciting footie tournament is heading to five cities across Saudi – and our bustling Saudi capital is one of them.
The 15 massive stadiums in the works for the football competition are heading to the Kingdom’s top cities including Riyadh, Jeddah, NEOM, Al Khobar and Abha.
Here’s the breakdown on how many stadiums will be found in each city, in addition to the overall seating capacity and size (and trust us, it’s something to marvel at).
Saudi FIFA World Cup cities
The Saudi FIFA World Cup 2034 is taking place across five cities in the Kingdom, with a total of 15 stadiums in the mix:
Abha
- King Khalid University Stadium
Opening date: 2030
Seating capacity: 45,000
Al Khobar
- Aramco Stadium
Opening date: 2026
Seating capacity: Over 47,000
Jeddah
- Al Jawhara Stadium
Opening date: 2032
Seating capacity: Over 58,000
- Jeddah Central Development Stadium
Opening date: 2027
Seating capacity: Over 45,000 - King Abdullah Economic City Stadium
Opening date: 2032
Seating capacity: Over 45,000 - Qiddiya Coast Stadium
Opening date: 2032
Seating capacity: Over 45,000
Riyadh
- King Fahad Sports City Stadium
Opening date: 2026
Seating capacity: 70,200 - King Salman Stadium
Opening date: 2029
Sqm: 660,000 - King Saud University Stadium
Opening date: 2032 - Prince Faisal bin Fahad Sports City Stadium
Opening date: 2027
Seating capacity: Over 46,000 - Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium
Opening date: 2029
Seating capacity: Over 46,000 - New Murabba Stadium
Opening date: 2032
Seating capacity: 45,000 - ROSHN Stadium
Opening date: 2032
Seating capacity: 45,000
Sqm: 450,000 - South Riyadh Stadium
Opening date: 2032
Seating capacity: Over 47,000
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NEOM
- NEOM Stadium
Opening date: 2032
Seating capacity: 45,000
2034. Various cities across Saudi. fifa.com.
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