Norway plans to abstain from decision giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Geneva: Norway’s soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the

2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect human rights around the tournament.

“FIFA’s own guidelines for human rights and due diligence have also not been adequately integrated into the process, increasing the risk of human rights violations,”

Norway federation president Lise Klaveness said in a statement Tuesday.

FIFA’s 211 member federations are holding an online meeting on Wednesday to rubberstamp the decision to give Saudi Arabia

the 2034 World Cup and award the 2030 edition to a six-nation project led by Spain, Portugal and Morocco that will see games played on three continents.agencies