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2030 World Cup Set to Be Hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco

Asli Pelit
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The 100th anniversary of the FIFA World Cup is set to be played across three continents and six countries in 2023.

On Wednesday, the FIFA council unanimously agreed to move forward solely with a joint-hosting bid of Spain, Portugal and Morocco, while simultaneously announcing that the South American contingent of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will open the tournament.

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“In a divided world, FIFA and football are uniting,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in a statement. “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—welcome and uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game, the centenary and the FIFA World Cup.”

The 48-team tournament is scheduled for June and July 2030 and will kick off with games in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay before moving to the three host nations. The opening ceremony will take place in Morocco, Portugal or Spain.

The first-ever FIFA World Cup took place in Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo, when Centenario Stadium hosted the inaugural tournament in 1930.

The unified 2030 candidacy still needs to be approved at next year’s meeting by the 211 member federations.

The council also decided to let FIFA fast track opening the 2034 World Cup bidding contest. In line with FIFA’s rotation policy, FIFA will look to welcome bids from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the 2034 tournament.

According to a recent story from Spanish sports news outlet Marca, Saudi Arabia decided not to make an official bid to host the 2030 World Cup.

The next World Cup is set to be joint hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026.

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