FIFA President Gianni Infantino has announced Saudi Arabia has been officially awarded the 2034 World Cup.
国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺宣布,沙特阿拉伯正式获得了2034年世界杯的主办权。
It comes less than a day after football Australia confirmed it would not be putting a bid forward for the 2034 edition.
而就在不到一天前,澳大利亚足球协会证实将不会申办2034年世界杯。
Australia always had the slimmest of chances after the Asian Football Confederation backed the Saudi bid on October 5.
在亚足联于10月5日开始支持沙特申办世界杯之后,澳大利亚获胜的机会就一直很渺茫。
There had been a glimmer of hope when Indonesia's Football Association showed interest in a joint bid.
当印度尼西亚足协对联合申办表现出兴趣时,澳大利亚曾有过一丝希望获胜。
However, that quickly came to an end when they two-sided with the Saudis just days later.
但几天后,当印尼选择支持沙特后,很快一切就尘埃落定。
To make matters even more difficult, FIFA only gave potential bidders eight weeks to provide documents, which would typically require government approval.
让事情变得更加困难的是,国际足联只给潜在投标国八周的时间来提供文件,而这通常需要政府的批准。
Australia will instead turn its focus to the 2029 Club World Cup and the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.
澳大利亚将把注意力转向申办2029年世俱杯和2026年女足亚洲杯。
That has left Saudi Arabia as the only country willing to host the tournament.
这也使得沙特阿拉伯成为唯一愿意举办2034年世界杯的国家。
Infantino took to Instagram to announce the decision, saying, "The bidding processes were approved by consensus via the FIFA Council."
因凡蒂诺在Instagram上宣布了这一决定,并且表示:“申办过程得到了国际足联理事会的一致批准。”