6 countries to host 2030 Men's FIFA World Cup
The International Association Football Federation (FIFA) announced on Wednesday that the 2030 Men's FIFA World Cup will be hosted by six countries across three continents. teleSUR
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00:00 The United Nations Football Federation announced on Wednesday that the 23rd Men's FIFA World Cup
00:06 will be hosted by six countries across three continents.
00:10 The 23rd is a six-country tournament intended to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cup's
00:16 first edition held in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930.
00:20 According to the FIFA's announcement, Spain, Portugal and Morocco will co-host the match
00:25 while Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina will host the edition of an in-game match.
00:30 Wednesday's announcement puts an end to the rumoured rivalry between two favourites,
00:34 a joint bet by Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay, and a European team alone led by Spain and Portugal.
00:41 A celebration will take place in South America, and three South American countries, Uruguay,
00:52 Argentina and Paraguay will organise one match each of the FIFA World Cup 2030.
00:59 The first of these three matches will of course be played at the stadium where it all began,
01:04 in Montevideo's mythical Estadio Centenario, precisely to celebrate the centenary edition
01:12 of the FIFA World Cup.
01:14 In 2030, we will have a unique global footprint, three continents, Africa, Europe, South America,
01:19 six countries, Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay welcoming and
01:28 uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game, the centenary and of course,
01:35 the FIFA World Cup.
01:37 On the other hand, just one hour after the world football's governing body, FIFA,
01:43 announced a statement giving its plans for the 2030 World Cup in an inviting conference in the 84th World Cup Federation,
01:50 two weeks before 2034, Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that it plans to be the host of the cup for that year.
01:57 According to a statement from Saudi Arabia and the FIFA Federation, the bid intends to
02:01 deliver a world-class tournament and would draw inspiration for Saudi Arabia's ongoing
02:06 social and economic transformation and the country's rooted passion for football.
02:11 Thank you.