The 2030 World Cup is to be played on three continents after Morocco, Portugal and Spain won the race to host the 48-team tournament but Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay were gifted three matches
Tournament played on more than one continent for first timeis to be played on three continents after Morocco, Portugal and Spain won the race to host the 48-team tournament but Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay were gifted the opening three matches.will see teams play in six countries, each of which will qualify automatically. The tournament has never been played on more than continent.The decision was made at a virtual meeting of the Fifa council on Wednesday.
The news follows months of speculation over the likely destination of the tournament and political jostling between continental confederations over who earns the right to play host. The Morocco, Spain and Portugal bid is a collaboration between Uefa and the African federation, Caf, and was considering including Ukraine as a host, a gesture of solidarity in the face of the ongoing conflict. It is understood that the Ukraine component was not part of the final bid.
Fifa is committed to rotating World Cups between confederations and although the Uefa/Caf bid was the favourite for 2030, Conmebol – the South American confederation – has not hosted a World Cup since 2014 and was looking to commemorate the centenary of the first World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930. “In a divided world, Fifa and football are uniting,” said Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino. “The Fifa council, representing the entire world 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.
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