FIFA World Cup 2030™ and FIFA World Cup 2034™ Bidding Regulations

FIFA World Cup 2030™ and FIFA World Cup 2034™ Bidding Regulations FIFA World Cup 2030™ and FIFA World Cup 2034™ Bidding Regulations 1 Contents 1. Background ............................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Purpose of these Regulations ................................................................................................................ 3 3. Objective of Bidding Processes .............................................................................................................. 3 4. Key principles ........................................................................................................................................... 4 5. Eligibility to participate ............................................................................................................................ 4 6. Bidding Processes – format .................................................................................................................... 5 6.1. Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 5 6.2. Phase 1 – set-up ...................................................................................................................................... 6 6.3. Phase 2 – bid preparation..................................................................................................................... 6 6.4. Phase 3 – bid evaluation ....................................................................................................................... 7 6.5. Phase 4 – decision .................................................................................................................................. 8 6.5.1. Voting procedures .......................................................................................................................... 8 6.5.2. FIFA Council designation ............................................................................................................... 8 6.5.3. FIFA Congress selection ................................................................................................................. 9 6.5.4. Selection criteria ............................................................................................................................. 9 6.5.5. Presentations .................................................................................................................................. 9 6.5.6. Conflicts of interest ...................................................................................................................... 10 6.6. Variation ................................................................................................................................................. 10 7. Integrity of the bidding process ........................................................................................................... 11 7.1. Conduct rules ........................................................................................................................................ 11 7.2. FIFA Ethics Committee ......................................................................................................................... 12 7.3. Independent Auditor and bid compliance and ethics officers ................................................... 13 8. Final provisions ...................................................................................................................................... 14 8.1. Non-compliance .................................................................................................................................... 14 8.2. No waiver ............................................................................................................................................... 14 8.3. Language and authoritative version ................................................................................................ 14 8.4. Enforcement .......................................................................................................................................... 14 FIFA World Cup 2030™ and FIFA World Cup 2034™ Bidding Regulations 2 1. Background i. Article 68 paragraph 2 of the FIFA Statutes establishes some principles for how FIFA shall decide on the venue for the final competition of the FIFA World Cup™, namely: a) In deciding on the venue for the FIFA World Cup, the overriding objective is to secure the best possible hosting conditions in the host country/countries. b) The FIFA Council shall issue specific regulations governing the bidding procedure for determining the host venue of the FIFA World Cup. c) The FIFA general secretariat shall establish a fair and transparent bidding procedure in accordance with such r