Saudi Arabia is going crazy! It's sweeping the international soccer tournament...U-17 Asian Cup Next Three Championships 'Sweep'
Saudi Arabia is going crazy! It's sweeping the international soccer tournament...U-17 Asian Cup Next Three Championships 'Sweep'
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Saudi Arabia seems to be sweeping all the world's soccer tournaments.
Saudi Arabia, the powerhouse of the Middle East, is expected to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-17 Asian Cup for the next three years. Saudi Arabia also hosted the 2025 U-17 Asian Cup separately in Jeddah, a city on the west coast, and Taip, a city 1,900 meters above sea level.
Therefore, if it hosts the annual tournament for three years from 2026 to 2028, the U-17 Asian Cup will be held at home for four consecutive years.
According to the Chinese portal 'Sohu Dotcom' on the 22nd, the Chinese Football Association hoped to host the three-year U-17 Asian Cup, but it turned out that it eventually returned to Saudi Arabia.
Starting this year, FIFA changed the U-17 World Cup to an annual event for both men and women, the media said. "As a result, the U-17 Asian Cup is also held every year."
"In November last year, AFC received applications to host the U-17 World Cup in the next three years, and China also responded. It has not been officially announced, but it has been concluded that Saudi Arabia will host the men's tournament and China will host the women's tournament," he said.
If Sohu's claim is correct, Saudi Arabia will play another international soccer tournament, which will be the third consecutive year.
Saudi Arabia has been virtually selected as the host of the upcoming FIFA World Cup in 2034. On top of that, Saudi Arabia also took the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, which will be held before the World Cup. There was a question of whether it would be possible to host three consecutive tournaments in the Middle East as Middle Eastern countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2019 and Qatar in 2023, were able to host the Asian Cup in succession, but Saudi Arabia won the hearts of Asian countries with its oil money and even won the right to host the 2027 Asian Cup. 스포츠토토
In addition, Saudi Arabia has hosted the FIFA Club World Cup in 2022, and is also hosting the Spanish Super Cup, where two teams ranked first and second in Spain's regular league and two teams ranked first and second in Spain's Copa del Rey (King's Cup).
Although it is not a soccer tournament, it is poised to hold the Asian Games together in the capital Riyadh in November 2034, when the World Cup will be held.
From South Korea's point of view, if the Middle East, centered on Saudi Arabia, hosts international competitions in a row, it is expected to face difficulties in the competition to host the 2031 Asian Cup as well as other international competitions.