With Quick Vote and Little Fanfare, Saudi Arabia on Track to Get 2034 World Cup

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It would be “important on all fronts, particularly reputational risk management,” said Andreas Krieg, a fellow at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies at King’s College, London.

He said winning the bid will allow Saudi Arabia to “complete this whole episode of normalization the kingdom has gone through” after the 2018 murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an insider turned critic of the Saudi monarchy. Mr. Khashoggi was murdered inside a Saudi consulate in Istanbul. An intelligence report published by the Biden administration said Prince Mohammed approved the killing. The kingdom has denied the allegations.
“It allows the Saudis to say, ‘we are a normal country and the world is treating us like a normal country,’” he added.

“They have a genuine fan base that really cares,” ” said Mr. Krieg, the professor.
Period10 Dec 2024
Held atThe New York Times, United States

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  • Saudi Arabia