In Saudi Arabia this week to work at the Club World Cup, seeing a woman driving a car on the busy roads of Jeddah was proving elusive. The kingdom’s ban on women drivers was lifted in 2018 — a key modernizing reform in a long-time ultraconservative society — yet first-hand evidence was missing for nearly four full days at a soccer event that was an early milestone on the road to the men’s World Cup in 2034. A ride was requested on Thursday evening on a Middle East booking app to pick up at the five-star hotel where FIFA stayed.
Club World Cup let visitors see how Saudi Arabia wants to change ahead of 2034 World Cup
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Saudi Arabia shows its vision for change in preparation for the 2034 World Cup
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