{"id":336328,"date":"2023-10-04T20:28:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=336328"},"modified":"2023-10-04T22:02:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T22:02:24","slug":"teams-face-13-hour-flights-in-wild-world-cup-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=336328","title":{"rendered":"Teams face 13-hour flights in wild World Cup first"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2030 men's FIFA World Cup<\/a> is set to feature games in six countries on three continents in a unique format that will allow the tournament to celebrate its 100th anniversary in Uruguay.<\/p>\n

FIFA reached an agreement between football's continental leaders to accept a bid spearheaded by co-hosts Spain, Portugal and Morocco as the only candidate for the hosting rights. The agreement also includes staging games in South American countries Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, which had earlier promoted a rival co-hosting bid.<\/p>\n

Those three countries will each host one match to start the tournament, which allows FIFA to stage the opening game in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, where the Centenario Stadium hosted the inaugural 1930 World Cup final.<\/p>\n

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The bid had started out as a joint venture between Spain and Portugal before expanding to include Morocco, in northern Africa, earlier this year.<\/p>\n

All six host nations will get automatic entry to the 48-team tournament, FIFA said. It is the first time the World Cup will be played on more than one continent.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe centennial World Cup could not be far from South America, where everything began,\u201d said Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American soccer body CONMEBOL. \u201cThe 2030 World Cup will be played in three continents.\u201d<\/p>\n

The consensus reached by the continental soccer bodies also allowed FIFA to open bidding for the 2034 World Cup, with only member federations from Asia and Oceania eligible to bid for the hosting rights.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia immediately entered that contest and Australia is also interested after successfully co-hosting the Women\u2019s World Cup this year with New Zealand. Either way, the 2034 tournament will almost certainly be played in November and December \u2014 like last year's World Cup in Qatar, in the heart of the European club soccer season.<\/p>\n

Accelerating the choice of a 2034 host to the end of next year will be widely seen as a victory for Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has built close ties to FIFA president Gianni Infantino.<\/p>\n

"We want to celebrate our football culture and share our country with the world,\u201d Yasser Al Misehal, the president of the Saudi soccer federation and a member of the FIFA Council, said in a government statement announcing its intention to bid.<\/p>\n

The FIFA Council\u2019s acceptance of a unified 2030 candidacy still needs formal approval next year at a meeting of the 211 member federations. That should be just a formality. The 2034 pick will be made at a separate congress, FIFA said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2030, we will have a unique global footprint, three continents \u2014 Africa, Europe and South America \u2014 six countries \u2014 Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay \u2014 welcoming and uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game, the centenary and the FIFA World Cup,\u201d Infantino said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The 48-team tournament scheduled for June-July 2030 is set to start with games in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay before the action moves to the core host nations Spain, Portugal and Morocco.<\/p>\n

The plan involves an unprecedented amount of travel across distances and time zones, including 13-hour flights from Buenos Aires to Madrid.<\/p>\n

It was not popular with Football Supporters Europe, the fan group officially recognized by European soccer body UEFA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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