Official: Morocco joins Spain and Portugal to compete against South America’s bid to host the 2030 World Cup

King Mohammed VI Morocco It was mentioned on Tuesday that Your country, Spain and Portugal will jointly bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The announcement came in a speech he delivered in Kigali, which was read on his behalf by Minister of Education and Sports Chakib Benmoussa at a ceremony held by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

“This joint offer, unprecedented in the history of football, will unite Africa and Europe, the north and south of the Mediterranean and the African, Arab and Euro-Mediterranean worlds.”, confirm the message. in this way, An alliance with Ukraine falls That the Iberian powers prepared in October 2022, after Andriy Pavlko was suspended as president of the Ukrainian Football Association, after he was accused of corruption.

Thus, the trio intends to compete with The South American Joint Proposal formally submitted by Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chilewith the historical implication that the 2030 edition will be the centenary edition of the World Cup, when Rio de la Plata hosted the first edition, the 1930 edition. At the moment, they are the two projects in the dance after the UK withdrew from the bid with the intention of directing its forces to stay with Euro 2028.

There is a third plan that will bring them together Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece, based on the impulse of Qatar’s experience. The Saudis have confirmed their strong commitment to football in recent months with the impact of Cristiano Ronaldo joining Al Nasr. and courting Lionel Messi to get him to join (for now, he’s only the country’s tourism ambassador).

On 7 February, the South American nomination was re-launched at an event held at the property owned by the Argentine Football Association in Ezeiza. “Football must return to its core. World football must pay back that debt and 100 years is a good measure of everything going back to where it began.” Matthias LammensArgentine Minister of Tourism and Sports.

“We are convinced, and FIFA is committed to honoring the memory of those who participated in the first World Cup. These men made it possible for football to appear as it is today. If they were here today, they would be amazed,” said Alejandro Dominguez, president of the South American Football Confederation. At the FIFA Assembly to be held in 2024.

At the moment, the next World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026. The qualifiers will begin in September.

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