FIFA announced that the 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain.
In a FIFA Council meeting, it was decided that the combined bid of Morocco, Portugal, and Spain would be the single candidacy to host the global event in 2030. The final decision will be taken after going through the official bidding process during the FIFA Congress in 2024.
The 2030 World Cup will be the centenary edition of the tournament and FIFA has decided that a celebration ceremony will be held in Uruguay's capital, Montevideo, where the first-ever World Cup was hosted. Moreover, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will also get to host three matches respectively which will spread the World Cup to three continents.The bidding process for the 2030 and 2034 editions will be held simultaneously.
“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.
“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 added. "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,” the FIFA President concluded.Morocco will be the second African country to host World Cup matches after South Africa organised the 2010 edition.
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