He 2030 World Cup It now has an official headquarters after the company itself FIFA confirmed in a statement that the Iberian Candidacy developed by Spain, Portugal and Morocco It will host the World Cup.
However, this is not just any edition. To celebrate the centenary of the World Cup, world football’s highest body has decided that Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina will also participate in what they call “commemorative matches.”which means that each of its teams will play their opening match in their country, while the rest of the World Cup will be played in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
Official FIFA statement
After extensive consultation with all confederations and given the importance of commemorating the centenary of the World Cup, the FIFA Council made important decisions regarding the bid and celebration of the Centenary edition of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 during the meeting which was held by Videoconference from FIFA headquarters.
In 2030, the FIFA World Cup will bring together three continents and six countries, inviting the entire world to join in the celebration of the great game, the Centennial and the World Cup itself. The FIFA Council unanimously agreed that the only bid would be the joint bid of Spain, Morocco and Portugal, which would host the event in 2030 and would automatically qualify for the allocation of existing venues subject to the completion of a successful bidding process led by FIFA and a decision by the FIFA Congress in 2023. Furthermore, taking into account the historical context of the first World Cup, the FIFA Council unanimously agreed to organize a unique centennial celebration ceremony in the country’s capital, Montevideo, where the first edition was held. and three matches of the said World Cup will be played in 2030 in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay respectively.
They launched the candidacy for the 2034 World Cup
This is not the only news announced by FIFA. Once it has been decided how to configure the 2030 World Cup, the highest body in world football has made it official that the candidacy for the 2034 World Cup is open, which is “in accordance with the principle of rotation of confederations and guarantees the best possible .conditions to host the tournaments, the countries of the Asian Federation and Oceania Federation were urged to present their candidates to host it.
“They must meet the minimum hosting requirements, previously approved by the FIFA Council on June 23, 2023 in respect of the 2030 World Cup, which will also be the basis of this bidding process, and the hosts are to be appointed at a FIFA Congress separately.
Source: La Verdad
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