The 2034 soccer World Cup, which is expected to be held in Saudi Arabia and possibly in the cooler months, is unlikely to clash with the Salt Lake City winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia’s growing influence and massive spending in global sports have been detailed in research ahead of the kingdom being confirmed by FIFA next week as the 2034 World Cup host.

The Arab Kingdom has more than 900 sponsorship deals across sports, with more than one-third traced to the $925 billion Saudi sovereign wealth fund, according to the report by Play the Game, a publicly funded sports ethics institute in Denmark.

Get ready, football fans—another World Cup scheduling drama is on the horizon. The 2034 tournament, set to be hosted by Saudi Arabia, might kick off 10 months earlier

Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid received a higher technical score from FIFA than the 2026 joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico even though the Middle East nation has yet to construct several stadiums proposed for the tournament.

Saudi Arabia is set to stage a winter World Cup in 2034 after a FIFA evaluation report highlighted the likelihood of the competition being played "between October-April."

Saudi Arabia is poised to be confirmed as the host of the 2034 men’s World Cup after FIFA approved its human rights record. The country was classified as ‘medium risk’ for human rights in FIFA’s evaluation report, despite warnings that migrant workers could face significant risks, including fatalities, during preparations for the tournament.

Fifa slipped out its official approval of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record late on Friday night to pave the way for the kingdom to be awarded the 2034 World Cup finals next month.

The vast construction projects proposed by Saudi Arabia for the 2034 Fifa World Cup are impressive, but present a medium risk of not being completed in time, football’s governing body Fifa has warned.