Morocco, Portugal and Spain will co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup tournament, world football ru0ling body, FIFA has announced.
According to a statement on
FIFA’s website on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the decision was taken by the
FIFA Council.
“Following extensive
consultation with all confederations and given the importance of marking the
centenary of the FIFA World Cup the FIFA Council took key decisions in relation
to the bidding and hosting of the Centenary edition of the FIFA World Cup in
2030 during its meeting held by videoconference from the Home of FIFA.
“In 2030, the FIFA World Cup
will unite three continents and six countries, inviting the entire world to
join in the celebration of the beautiful game, the Centenary and the FIFA World
Cup itself.
“The FIFA Council unanimously
agreed that the sole candidacy will be the combined bid of Morocco, Portugal,
and Spain, which will host the event in 2030 and qualify automatically from the
existing slot allocation subject to the completion of a successful bidding
process conducted by FIFA and a decision by the FIFA Congress in 2024.
“Additionally, having taken
into account the historical context of the first-ever FIFA World Cup, the FIFA
Council further unanimously agreed to host a unique centenary celebration
ceremony in the country’s capital, Montevideo, where the first ever FIFA World
Cup took place in 2030, as well as three World Cup matches in Uruguay,
Argentina and Paraguay respectively.“
FIFA President Gianni Infantino
said; “In a divided world, FIFA and football are uniting. The FIFA Council,
representing the entire world of football, unanimously agreed to celebrate the
centenary of the FIFA World Cup, whose first edition was played in Uruguay in
1930, in the most appropriate way.
“As a result, a celebration
will take place in South America and three South American countries – Uruguay,
Argentina and Paraguay – will organise one match each of the FIFA World Cup
2030. The first of these three matches will of course be played at the stadium
where it all began, in Montevideo’s mythical Estádio Centenário, precisely to
celebrate the centenary edition of the FIFA World Cup.”
Infantino added:“The FIFA
Council also agreed unanimously that the only bid to host the FIFA World Cup
2030 will be the joint bid of Morocco, Portugal and Spain. Two continents –
Africa and Europe – united not only in a celebration of football but also in
providing unique social and cultural cohesion. What a great message of peace, tolerance
and inclusion.
“In 2030, we will have a unique
global footprint, three continents – Africa, Europe and South America – six
countries – Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay –
welcoming and uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game,
the centenary and the FIFA World Cup.”
While Morocco and Portugal have
never staged the FIFA World Cup, Spain hosted the tournament in 1982.
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