Spain, Portugal and Morocco set to co-host 2030 men’s Fifa World Cup

05.10.2023 - 02:25 thenationalnews.com

Spain, Portugal and Morocco are set to co-host the 2030 men’s Fifa World Cup – with three South American nations hosting the tournament's opening matches to celebrate its centenary.

Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay and host city of the first ever World Cup finals match in 1930, is set to stage the opening game of the tournament, with further home ties for Argentina and Paraguay to follow.

All six host countries will receive automatic qualification and the arrangement will see the tournament held across three continents for the first time.

The remainder of the 48-team competition will switch to north Africa and Europe, under a plan announced by Uefa, the Confederation of African Football and South American confederation Conmebol, which was accepted by the Fifa council at a meeting in Paraguay on Wednesday.

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