NEOM World Cup Stadium on Hold With No Completion Date

Saudi Arabia’s proposed 46,000-seat NEOM Stadium, planned as a venue for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, is listed as on hold with no completion date, while two people familiar with the project say its plans have been shelved indefinitely. The available information does not establish that the stadium has been formally cancelled. The stadium was planned inside The Line, a major development within NEOM, and was designed as an elevated arena more than 350 metres above ground. MEED Projects, which tracks regional construction projects, lists the stadium as on hold. Its projected cost has been reported at about $2.5 billion, though estimates for wider World Cup stadium and related projects differ across reports and currencies. The account that the stadium plans have been shelved indefinitely comes from two unnamed sources familiar with the project. Their description follows delays and a reduction in the planned scale of The Line. NEOM and the Saudi government’s media office did not respond to requests for comment, while the Ministry of Sports directed questions to the World Cup 2034 Hosting Higher Authority.