Riyadh: The tourism ministry announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has not officially submitted a bid to host the FIFA World Cup.

As part of promoting sport and tourism in the Kingdom in line with Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia is constantly considering hosting a number of major sporting events, according to a tweet from the ministry.

Major sporting events like Formula 1, football, and heavyweight boxing title fights have all taken place in the Kingdom.

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Saudi Arabia does not have an official bid to host the FIFA World Cup

Saudi Arabia is always considering to host a number of large sporting events, as part of promoting sport and tourism in the Kingdom in line with #saudivision2030

— وزارة السياحة (@Saudi_MT) November 29, 2022

The 2029 Asian Winter Games will be held in Saudi Arabia at Trojena, a year-round winter sports facility being constructed in the northwest of the Kingdom as part of the futuristic NEOM megacity. Saudi Arabia was chosen as the host nation in October.

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The construction of Trojena, which is scheduled to be finished in 2026, is located in a part of NEOM where winter lows drop below zero and year-round temperatures are typically 10 degrees lower than those in the surrounding area.

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In order to reorient the Kingdom's economy away from its dependence on oil exports, Saudi Vision seeks to reform the country on a number of fronts, including in tourism, culture, and cutting-edge technologies.