This Wednesday The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).) confirmed that World Cup 2030 It will start on south americaMore specifically at headquarters Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, To commemorate 100 years The first edition, held specifically in Uruguay.
The original project was that these three countries, together with Chili pepper, will host the tournament. But, according to the organization, the first three matches will be played in the region where the most popular tournament between countries on the planet began in 1930. The strange thing is that these countries will host only the opening matches, and therefore the rest of the competition will be held. Spain-Portugal-Morocco.
“Football has united three continents and six countries. It is a historical fact. “We are very happy.”Alejandro Domínguez, president of the South American Football Confederation, explained in a press conference, stressing that this had been confirmed “in the FIFA Council.” “It is a historical fact,” he declared, thanking the European and African leaders who accepted this idea.
“The event starts in South America, then moves to Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The three federations are already ranked“, he reported in turn Robert Harrison, president of Paraguayan football. So, there are already six countries that have a guaranteed ticket to the event World Cup 2030. next to, FIFA will deduct three places in the CONMEBOL qualifiers The other seven teams (Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia) will play in search of three direct tickets and qualify for the qualifiers.
The match that will open the tournament will be held at the stadium Montevideo Centenarywhile the next two will come Paraguay And Argentina, with headquarters confirmation. next to, The three countries will hold a FIFA FAN Festival throughout the competition so that fans can experience the festival of football in a unique way.
Regarding the absence Chili pepper, Dominguez He explained: “This does not mean that we will not work for Chile to be there or even find something for it. “It is FIFA’s decision, not ours.”
Claudio Tapiapresident AvaHe explained why he decided on this choice: “It was impossible to get the votes, it was impossible to get the investment needed to organize a World Cup of this size. However, Dominguez, with determination and determination, working one by one, ensured that South America won the World Cup. He thus explained that if they maintained the original project, they would lose in the FIFA elections scheduled for 2024, and in addition, in this way they would achieve significant savings because they would not need the contribution of hundreds of millions of dollars. For the organization.
After the press conference, FIFA issued a statement including the official announcement: “In 2030, we will have one global footprint, on three continents – Africa, Europe and South America – and six countries – Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay.” – Welcoming and uniting the world as we celebrate the beautiful game, the centenary and the FIFA World Cup together.
It should be noted that World Cup 2030 We will get 48 participating teamssuch as the one that will be held in 2026 United States, Mexico and Canada. For this exact reason, FIFA It promoted joint nominations, unlike what happened until 2022, when one country was the host.
In turn, the mother house of football stated that in 2024 elections will be held World Cup 2034. Projects may not be submitted to it. European Football Association, South American Confederation no Africaby means of a rotation system between Federations That was in effect for a long time. For this reason, as well World Cup 2026 that it CONCACAFProjects only Oceania And Asia. completely, Australia and New Zealand They were already working toward the nomination, as it were Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Who did it with Greece And EgyptPartners to get rid of now. also, China She has expressed interest in organizing the tournament in 2030, so it is not unlikely that she will also present herself.
Now work will begin to determine the stadium in which the opening matches will be held. The only one for sure is Montevideo Centenary, the same scenario used in 1930. While Argentina had 14 potential sites in its project (Mar del Plata, Cordoba, Avellaneda, Mendoza, Tucuman, Catamarca, San Juan, Santiago del Estero, Salta, Rosario, Buenos Aires Province, La Plata, City Buenos Aires and San Luis Autonomous Region). The person who bites the point is Huge Buenos Aires, which hosted the 1978 final.
For this part, Paraguay It had Encarnacion, Asuncion, Ciudad del Este, Concepcion, Itapua and the central administration, but in a press conference Dominguez predicted that He is working on building a new stadium in Lokion the property recently acquired by CONMEBOL next to its headquarters building.
The last World Cup in South America was held in Brazil in 2014, while the only time was in Argentina in 1978 and in Uruguay in 1930. For its part, Paraguay will have the luxury of hosting for the first time, even if it is only for one of the first three games.
“We believed in the big. The 2030 World Cup centenary begins where it all began. “Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches of the Centenary World Cup!”He had written a few minutes ago on his social networks Dominguez It immediately created a wave of global repercussions.
For his part, the President of the Paraguayan Federation confirmed, Robert Harrisonas reported on the social network at the same time Argentine Football Association (AFA) Join the announcement: “Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will open the World Cup. Argentina will play the first match of the 2030 group stage on its own soil and with its own people. “We’re going to a World Cup party!”
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