Morocco, Portugal, Spain To Jointly Host 2030 World Cup
Morocco, Portugal, Spain will jointly host the 2030 World Cup. Also Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will host the first three opening games of the 2030 World Cup to mark the tournament’s 100 year anniversary.
This means that the 2030 World Cup will be played in six different countries. Each of the teams will qualify automatically.
The World Cup has never been played on more than one continent before and proposals for a tournament to be played over thousands of miles was met with shock by climate groups
Morocco, Portugal, Spain To Jointly Host 2030 World Cup
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Spain have been awarded the World Cup weeks after their disgraced former chief Luis Rubiales was forced to step down following his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup.
“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,” FIFA said in a statement
Morocco, Portugal, Spain To Jointly Host 2030 World Cup
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“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… as well as three World Cup matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay respectively.”
According to report, Saudi Arabia is in a fine position to host the 2034 Fifa Word Cup.
The FIFA World Cup started in 1930. It was first played in Uruguay. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament.