In an unprecedented case: Morocco, Spain and Portugal have been designated hosts of the 2030 Soccer World Cup, while Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches on the occasion of the tournament’s centenary, reported this Wednesday (10/04/2023) the FIFA. The technical criteria and the official decision must be approved at the FIFA Congress in 2024. It is the first time that the World Cup is held on three continents and six countries.
Morocco, Portugal and Spain, together, were the only candidates to host the tournament following Saudi Arabia’s decision to withdraw its candidacy. The Saudis will now opt for the 2034 championship.
Joy in South America
The Governments of Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina celebrated the FIFA decision. “Paraguay will be one of the seats of the inaugural matches of the #MundialCentenario 2030!”, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña posted on social network X (formerly Twitter).
Massa, current official candidate for the Argentine Presidency, said, also on the social network “, said
According to FIFA, a “centennial ceremony” will also take place in the stadium “where it all began”, in Montevideo, at the time when the tournament brought together 13 teams in the same host city – for the 32 in the 2022 World Cup. in Qatar and 48 starting with the 2026 edition in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
