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Daryl Finch e Ignacio Tylko
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be coming to Spain. Conmebol president Alejandro Domínguez announced on Wednesday (4 October) that the country’s bid, in collaboration with neighbours Portugal and Morocco, had come out on top in the selection process for the 100th anniversary edition of the tournament.
The decision in favour of the ‘Iberian bid’ has been approved by the FIFA Council and will be ratified in December 2024 by the FIFA Congress.
For the first time in history, the world’s biggest sporting event, alongside the Olympic Games, will unfold across three continents and six different countries.
Stadiums in Spain, Portugal and Morocco will host the matches, except for three of the initial fixtures. As a nod to the first-ever competition in 1930, the opening match of the tournament will be played in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, the first ever host and world champions (although the opening ceremony must take place in one of the host countries).
Additionally, Argentina (the defeated side in that final) and Paraguay (birthplace of the South American federation) will play host to one group-stage game each.
Each of the six host countries will receive automatic qualification for the 48-team tournament. However, South America’s usual allocation of six automatic qualification spots and a play-off place is expected to be reduced.
It’s the first time that Spain will host the World Cup since 1982 which, from a sporting perspective, was a disaster for the hosts.
The side failed to progress past the second group phase after a 0-0 draw against England at the Bernabéu.
On that occasion, Italy went on to win the tournament with a 3-1 victory over West Germany.
The success of the ‘Iberian bid’ had been undermined in recent months by the controversy surrounding Spanish football federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales in the aftermath of the infamous kiss incident at the women’s World Cup.
However, his stepping down, and the efforts of interim president Pedro Rocha to get the bid back on track have been key.
What’s more, the country’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, recently took advantage of a meeting in New York with the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, to tell him that Spain, Portugal and Morocco were working hard to put together a “solid and ambitious” candidacy bid.
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