Lightning trip. Two days in Uruguay from michael boyswas appointed in February as Executive Secretary of the 2030 Corporation, the merging entity Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguayand that it is fighting for the headquarters of the 2030 World Cup, and that it will compete with the application of Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
Enough time to travel within Uruguay, meet with the Mayors of different districts of the country. Also to exchange impressions with the President of the Corporation, Sebastián Bauzá, who is also the Secretary of Sports of Uruguay, and with Eduardo Ache, the other political member for the country of the Executive of the Corporation.
Also time to receive MD, before leaving. He strongly argues why South America should host the 2030 World Cup. “There are several parts. Traditional, historical, is 100 years old, which in the world of football and sports is heavy. I think that FIFA should not make mistakes that the International Olympic Committee made at that time, with Athens (in 1996, when celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first modern Olympic Games), which they later tried to change but it was very painful. for the Committee “But that’s only part of the story,” he added. “ I strongly believe that the conditions exist between the four countries (Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay). Any one individual cannot host the World Cup, but by coming together, the costs can be diluted and the benefits remain in the region.
The land of world champions
“The third element is the land of World Champions. In this region is the first World Champion and the last. Here is the talent, there is the passion. After several World Cups for Russia, for Qatar, for the United States, back to the source, where football permeates societies. This fact has components beyond history. If FIFA wants to leave a legacy, it must reach this region.
Another important element is “sustainability”. “We will win, lose, in our boots, not others. This is a postulation with austerity embedded in it. But we also know that we have needs in the region, for example infrastructure. We can include elements of development from our countries and take advantage of the World Cup to find a story for those developments. And that’s what we do.”
Not now, but the World Cup is not now
“If tomorrow, no (we could organize a World Cup). But not tomorrow, it’s in seven more years. And that’s where the States together with the Federations must seek to create a promise of value. Use the World Cup World not as a end in itself, but as a springboard, which pulls the development carts of our countries. It is no coincidence that the United Nations has the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. If we have a consistent story, we will win with far -far from the very goal we seek.”
In 15 months the headquarters can be known
Michael Boys confirmed to MD that within 15 months, the 2030 World Cup venue will be known. “The process will formally open in June. FIFA will announce the requirements to host the World Cup. And it will end in the third quarter (between July and September ) of 2024, at the FIFA Congress, with a vote of the 211 Member Associations, which will choose the headquarters of the World Cup”.
Source: La Verdad
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