How FIFA Rigged the 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia

Sports business analyst Joe Pompliano breaks down how FIFA rigged its process for Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 World Cup of men's soccer. Joe looks at the strategic moves FIFA made to set up Saudi Arabia as the only viable 2034 bidder, how Saudi Arabia financially influenced FIFA over the past few years, the details of Saudi Arabia's 2034 bid, and much more. Enjoy!

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[awsdamanhoori]

you tried to make saudi arabia rigged the world cup but you couldn't
first: everytime MBS and enfantino sat together Saudi arabia national team was playing and MBS was attending like every president or king might do (like Emmanuel Macron) when he was with Putin it was the opening match for 2018 world cup between saudi arabia VS russia, and in Qatar it was the opening ceremony.

second: when you said that australia wanted to bid and actually it happend but MBS talked to them and convinced them to let them host asian cup for women in exchange for the support for their bid.

third: you didn't mention that indonesia wanted to bid for the world cup but also MBS talked to them and convinced them support his bid.

fourth: finallly, there is a lot of things i didn't mention you can look it up but don't judge the book by it's cover.
just because Saudi Arabia was the only bidder that makes it rigged and make a conspiracy theoery, No you have to look at the bigger picture and see what MBS did so hard to make the only bid.

Lastly thank you for reading.

[trnqulizr]

If FIFA wanted to practice sustainability they might set a limit on the number of stadiums to be utilized, and/or maybe a limit on new stadium builds for each world cup.. Why is Saudi building a stadium specifically for the third place match? lol. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[Shadowgrace]

It’ll work out for them unfortunately. Qatar was two years ago and all we remember it for was being the best World Cup ever in terms of the games.

[mrlouis]

You should talk about how foreign influence in partial ownership from the Middle East into the NBA and NFL (through private equity firms).

[talalashraf]

3:22 Muhammad bin salam 😂😂😂 bro how did you mess up this bad

[getasia]

Just stumbled on your video and man this is so good analysis .. I’m subscribing

[Louban]

Good for Saudi Arabia! I love when the USA screams about the "human rights abuses" when the USA is the primary powers that not only dish it out but taught everyone else how to do it. Let each country do it's own thing and quit trying to be the world's policemen.

[azimoha]

Dude, Saudi Arabia saved FIFA and the whole world for being the only bidder for 2034 World Cup! Is this how you say thank you!

[ziada]

Thank you for sharing the video. While I understand the creator's attempt to make a point, the portrayal of Saudi Arabia comes across as laughably detached from how Saudis see themselves and their reality. It feels like the country is being used as a convenient talking point to push a specific agenda rather than being represented accurately or fairly.

The changes happening in Saudi Arabia are driven by our own goals and ambitions, not by external narratives or expectations. The video oversimplifies these developments, reducing them to a stereotype that resonates with a Western audience but feels out of touch and even comical to those living here.

If the intention was to spark meaningful dialogue, a more nuanced and well-rounded perspective would have gone much further. Instead, this comes off as a one-sided interpretation tailored to fit a pre-determined argument rather than an honest exploration of the country’s complexity.

[sq]

So its rigged when its come to Saudi Arabia but its not for messi😂😂 western hypocrisy at its best💀