The president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), Alejandro Domínguez, It suggested that Thursday that 64 selections were playing “for the only time” in the 2030 The World Cup (edition that fixed Spain, Morocco and Portugal) on the occasion of commemorating the centenary of the competition.
“We are convinced that the Centennial celebration will be something unique, because once they are 100 years old. And that’s why we suggest for the only time to perform this anniversary with 64 teams,” Dominguez said in his opening speech of the 80th ordinary Conmebol Congress (South American Football Confederation) held in the city of Paraguayan of Luque.
Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be country organizations of the 2030 World Cup. In addition, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will accept the inaugural match of their respected respect for the first World Cup in history, in 1930, held in South America, specifically in Montevideo.
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The leader is in favor of “All countries have the opportunity to live an experience in the world” and “That no one on this planet is outside this party” of football that will perform the first time in three continents, Africa, Europe and South America.
FIFA It has expanded from 32 to 48 the options to play the 2026 World Cup event In the United States, Canada and Mexico, a change considered by the organization “Haven’t yet occurred”, According to your website.
The FIFA Council, which gathered in Kigali (Rwanda), approved on March 14, 2023, in which detail that participating teams will be shared in twelve groups of four teams and play 104 games, 40 more than the last edition, for 40 days.
According to FIFA, “The reviewed format eases the risk of collision and guarantees that all teams play a minimum of three games,” added, “It provides a balanced rest time between competitors.”
The 2030 World Cup will begin at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, with meetings in Buenos Aires and Asunción, to commemorate the first edition of the World Cup, opened on July 13, 1930 in Uruguay.
The three games in commemoration of the Centenary will perform from June 8 to 9, before the remaining 101 games, including inauguration, in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
This is the second time the World Cup was played in Spain, after 1982, where Italy won the final in Germany, and for the first time in Portugal and Morocco.
Source: La Verdad

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