Six Nations Set to Co-Host the Centenary World Cup in 2030
It has been announced by the FIFA Council that Morocco, Portugal, and Spain are the only candidates for the FIFA World Cup 2030.
The FIFA Council also unanimously decided to hold three World Cup matches in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay, as well as a special centenary celebration ceremony in Montevideo, the city of Uruguay, the place of the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.
As a result of the decisions, the FIFA World Cup will bring together six nations and three continents in 2030, allowing everyone to join in celebrating the centenary, the beautiful game, and the FIFA World Cup itself.
If FIFA’s bidding process is successful and the FIFA Congress makes a decision in 2024, the tournament hosts, Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, as well as the centenary celebration hosts, Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay, will automatically be eligible from their respective confederations’ slot allocation quota.
“The FIFA Council, representing the entireworld of football, unanimously agreed to celebrate the centenary of the FIFA World Cup, whose first edition was played in Uruguay in 1930, in the most appropriate way.
As a result, a celebration will take place in South America, and three South American countries, Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay, will organise one match each of the FIFA World Cup 2030.
The first of these three matches will, of course, be played at the stadium where it all began, in Montevideo’s mythical Estadio Centenario, precisely to celebrate the centenary edition of the FIFA World Cup.
The FIFA Council also agreed unanimously that the only bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2030 will be the joint bid of Morocco, Portugal, and Spain,” the FIFA President stated.
Two continents, Africa and Europe, united not only in a celebration of football but also in providing unique social and cultural cohesion. What a great message of peace, tolerance, and inclusion.
In 2030, we will have a unique global footprint: three continents—Africa, Europe, and South America—six countries—Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, and Uruguay—welcoming and uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game, the centenary, and the FIFA World Cup,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, the United States, Uruguay, and Yugoslavia were among the 13 countries that participated in the first edition.
In 2030, 48 teams will compete for the title, and starting in 2026, more countries will be added.
