Saudi Arabia has indefinitely shelved plans for the NEOM Stadium, a projected 46,000-seat venue expected to cost $2.5 billion and intended for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, according to people familiar with the matter. The elevated arena was planned inside The Line, a proposed 100-mile (160-kilometer) steel-and-glass structure within the wider NEOM development. The decision comes as Riyadh faces weaker fiscal conditions and disruption from the Iran war while reprioritizing spending under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 program. Saudi Arabia is still developing or renovating 15 venues across five cities and dozens of training facilities for the first 48-team World Cup hosted by a single country, with those projects valued at $22.7 billion by MEED Projects.