Alejandro Dominguezpresident of conmebolcandidacy has been confirmed for Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile to host the World Cup 2030 “it is very solid” and urged the FIFA and “the soccer family” in the fact that it is their “responsibility” that the centennial tournament, “born in Uruguay”, will be held in South America.
“The candidacy is very solid. 2030 is something where FIFA has to decide what it will do. It is the responsibility of FIFA and the football family how and what we do to remember those who made that first World Cup, that he was born in Uruguay. There will always be an opportunity for other countries from 2030, when they celebrate 100 years, because 100 years only come once and that time should be in South America,” he stressed.
Alejandro Domínguez led the action where Conmebol proposed this Sunday to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), that they replace three of the five stars appearing on the chest of their shirt for their World Championships for three hearts, in tribute to a Pelé born 82 years ago in Tres Corazones (Minas Gerais). Tribute made at the house of Conmebol in Doha (Qatar), called ‘The Tree of Dreams’, held a few days after the tribute to the memory of Argentine Diego Armando Maradona.
“This is to do justice. Meet two people who have done a lot for football. With them, there is before and after. Doing justice is reminding them so they can always live. We have an obligation that the new generations have the opportunity to know what they did to make football what it is today and that they served as an inspiration for so many players”, he appreciated.
Act held at a World Cup in Qatar 2022 where he reflected on the fact that South America has representation in the semifinals, along with Argentina.
“We have one in four. Proportionally, the representation of South America is huge, with Argentina playing in the semifinals, it shows that South American football is here to compete and that it wants to propose to bring home the Cup. We will fight until the end,” he said.
The door is open for the US to host the Copa América in 2024
In addition, the Conmebol president left the door open for the United States to host the Copa América in 2024, while refusing to accept a proposal from Bolivia to host it.
“Until now, speculation. If it happens, we always talk and now we haven’t signed anything,” he said about the possibility that it will be played in the United States. “I don’t know because there is no proposal from Bolivia to host. The day they are proposed, the proposal would be studying,” he commented.
In addition, Alejandro Domínguez spoke about the controversy over the commercialization of the television rights of the Peruvian league. “Conmebol will always support the institutions and support the Federation as long as it has something to do and fight for so that the rights are well received by the teams and it is not just the advantage of a company or a businessman,” he said .
Source: La Verdad
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