S2 E43: Why Saudi Arabia wants to host FIFA World Cups

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English - November 30, 2023 23:30 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Saudi Arabia will be hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2034. It has already started hosting F1 car racing tournaments on its roads. It is also hosting one of the world's largest professional golf tournaments - LIV Golf (this will be the largest outside of the US and Europe). Why has the country suddenly gone sports-crazy? Listen to the episode to find out why.

Co-hosts in this episode: 8th graders - Raghav Sharma and Pragya Mishra from Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarka, Delhi, India

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