Spain will once again organize the Soccer World Cup 48 years later and after the experience of the one held in 1982. The extraordinary FIFA congress officially ratified this Wednesday afternoon that Spain, Portugal and Morocco will organize the 2030 World Cup and Saudi Arabia will organize the 2030 World Cup. 2034. As there were two unique candidates, there was no need for a vote and the concession was formalized by acclamation in both cases. The proposal led by Spain was left without rivals when the United Kingdom withdrew from the fight in exchange for organizing the 2028 Euro Cup and when Saudi Arabia did the same by guaranteeing that it would also be the sole candidate to organize the World Cup four years later. .
“This is a recognition of our ability to organize top-level sporting events and a tribute to the tradition and football success of our country,” said the president of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes. The Secretary of State for Sports added that “the 2030 World Cup represents an opportunity to foster passion for football, transform the sports industry, boost job creation in key sectors and attract foreign investments in sports infrastructure and technology.”
This afternoon’s proclamation under the motto And here we go 2030 It was nothing more than a mere formalism. What begins from now on for the joint organization of Spain, Portugal and Morocco is a long-distance race that will begin with the designation and distribution of venues that are not definitive. In principle, Spain starts with nine headquarters: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Las Palmas, Zaragoza, Málaga and A Coruña. Valencia was left out due to its problems in guaranteeing the works on the new Mestalla, which already have the green light and will start next January. However, FIFA assures that it still has real possibilities of hosting the World Cup. In Portugal the host cities will be Lisbon and Porto, while Morocco will have six cities: Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, Tangier, Agadir and Marrakech.
The 2030 World Cup will also have the peculiarity that it will open on June 9 in South America, where three games will be played between Uruguay (Montevideo), Argentina (Buenos Aires) and Paraguay (Asunción). FIFA granted the start of the championship to Conmebol to compensate for the fact that the World Cup will not be organized in Uruguay on the occasion of the centenary of the World Cup, which held its first edition in the Uruguayan country in 1930. The World Cup will arrive in Spain, Portugal and Morocco on June 13 or 14 and there will be a second inauguration. The final is scheduled for July 21, with the Santiago Bernabéu as the most likely venue. The Casablanca stadium and the Camp Nou are also competing for the final, but sources familiar with the selection processes have long considered the Madrid Coliseum as the one chosen.
