In quick succession, the kingdom has ordered sweeping reviews at its most ambitious projects spread across Neom, Jeddah, and even Riyadh. Plans now being considered include ditching a stadium intended for the 2034 Fifa World Cup, according to sources familiar with the matter. The end result is likely to be a smaller project, similar to New Murabba, and The Line will likely no longer feature a World Cup stadium, the sources said. Plans for a World Cup stadium initially slated to be built there may not go ahead, they said. To be sure, prior hosts, including neighbouring Qatar, the first Gulf country to host a World Cup, also scaled back its original plans to build new stadiums.