2030 FIFA World Cup

2030 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup 2030
Tournament details
Teams TBA (under current rules: 48) (from 6 confederations)

The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be the 24th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. This will be 100 years after the first World Cup.

Host selection

The first proposed bid for the 2030 World Cup was a joint bid from the Argentine Football Association and Uruguayan Football Association.[1] The second was by The Football Association of England.[2] The third was by The Royal Moroccan Football Federation in a joint bid with the Algerian Football Federation and the Tunisian Football Federation.[3] Under FIFA rules as of 2017, the 2030 World Cup cannot be held in Asia (AFC), as its members are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Qatar in 2022, and in North America (CONCACAF), where the 2026 edition in Canada, Mexico and the United States will be hosted.[4][2]

The joint bid by Argentina and Uruguay was announced on 29 July 2017.[5] Before a match between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo four weeks later, Uruguay's Luis Suárez and Argentina's Lionel Messi – teammates at FC Barcelona – promoted the bid with commemorative shirts.[6] On 31 August 2017, it was suggested Paraguay would join as a third host.[7] CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, confirmed the joint three-way bid in September 2017.[8] The Uruguay–Argentina–Paraguay bid would coincide with the centennial anniversary of the first FIFA World Cup final hosted by Uruguay as well as the bicentennial of the first Constitution of Uruguay.

In 2015, The Football Association vice-chairman David Gill had stated that his country could potentially bid for 2030, provided that the bidding process was made more transparent.[9] Journalist Ben Rumsby wrote, "England is one of few countries that could stage even a 48-nation event[10] in its entirety, while Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn made it clear earlier this year bidding for 2030 was an option."[2] In June 2017, UEFA's president Aleksander Čeferin stated that Europe (UEFA) would definitely fight for its "turn" to host the World Cup in 2030.[11] The same month, UEFA stated that "it would support a pan-British bid for 2030 or even a single bid from England."[12] Moreover, a possible United Kingdom bid for 2030 was also backed by the German Football Association.[13] On 15 July 2018, Deputy Leader of the UK Labour Party, Tom Watson, said in an interview that he and his party backed a 2030 World Cup bid for the UK saying that "I hope it's one of the first things a Labour government does, which is work with our FA to try and put a World Cup bid together."[14] On 16 July 2018, British Prime Minister Theresa May expressed her support of the bid and her openness about discussions with football authorities.[15][16] Although there had been no prior discussion with the Football Association, the Scottish FA also expressed its interest about joining a Home Nations bid.[17] Former Scottish First Minister Henry McLeish has called the Scottish government and the Scottish Football Association to bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup with the other British nations.[18]

On 17 June 2018, the English Football Association announced that they are in talks with home nations over a UK-wide bid to host 2030 World Cup.[19] On 1 August 2018, it was reported that the FA was preparing a bid for England to host the World Cup in 2030. A decision is expected to be made in 2019, after the FA will conduct a feasibility work on a potential bid.[20] UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin wants only one European bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. He also considers the British bid as the wisest idea.[21] There are also talks about the Football Association of Ireland joining a possible British bid.[22] The Scottish Football Association considered the potential British bid as a great opportunity to get funds to renovate and redevelop the Hampden Park in Glasgow, the Scotland national football team's home stadium.[23] On 19 September 2018, the Football Association of Ireland confirmed it has joined the feasibility study for co-hosting the 2030 World Cup with England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.[24] On 28 September 2018, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced the British Government would back any British and Irish FIFA World Cup bid. Furthermore, The Football Association and the Football Association of Wales confirmed the five national governing bodies are in discussions about the feasibility of bidding to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[25]

On 17 June 2018, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced its co-bidding for the 2030 World Cup. There are two possible joint bids one with the Tunisia and the Algeria.[26]

On 29 September 2018, the executive board of the Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) announced that it will submit a tri-partite bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[27][28]

Current FIFA rules block Asian Football Confederation nations from hosting the 2030 World Cup following the selection of Qatar in 2022.[2] Nevertheless, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in suggested in June 2017 that the World Cup be hosted by a Northeast Asian block including both South Korea and North Korea, telling FIFA president Gianni Infantino it would improve relations in the region.[29] Chung Mong-gyu, the head of the Korea Football Association, renewed the offer to the DPR Korea Football Association, the Chinese Football Association and the Japan Football Association at the FIFA Congress in Moscow in June 2018.[30] South Korean president Moon discussed the proposal again with Infantino during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[31]

On 10 July 2018, Egypt's Sports Minister expressed interest in bidding to host.[32]

Cameroonian presidential candidate Joshua Osih's political program includes nominating his country along with two sub-Saharan African countries to host the 2030 World Cup, according to Cameroonian channel CRTV.[33]

On 12 September 2018, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez discussed about the possibility for Spain to bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales.[34]

Confirmed plan to bid

CONMEBOL
The logo for the Uruguay–Argentina–Paraguay World Cup bid.
CAF

Expressed interest in bidding

CAF
UEFA
  • England England, Scotland Scotland, Wales Wales, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland[19][22][41][42]
  • Spain Spain (pending on Portugal Portugal)[34]
AFC[lower-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 While it is the national football association that is eligible to bid, it was the country – which can not bid itself – that expressed interest in bidding
  2. ↑ AFC nations are not currently eligible to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Coupe du Monde 2030: l'Argentine et l'Uruguay confirment leur intérêt" [World Cup 2030: Argentina and Uruguay confirm their interest]. Mondial-2030 (in French). January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "England's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup given boost". Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Zetchi : Pour une coupe du monde "Algérie-Tunisie-Maroc" en 2030 – Algerie Direct". Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Tim Hill in New York (9 March 2017). "Trump travel ban could prevent United States hosting World Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Dudko, James (29 July 2017). "Argentina, Uruguay Announce Bid to Host 2030 FIFA World Cup". Bleacher Report. Turner Broadcasting System.
  6. ↑ Gadd, Mick (1 September 2017). "Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez campaign for Uruguay and Argentina's 2030 World Cup bid before 0–0 draw". Daily Mirror.
  7. ↑ "Es oficial: Paraguay se suma a la candidatura de Argentina y Uruguay para el Mundial 2030" [It's official: Paraguay adds itself to the Argentina and Uruguay bid] (in Spanish). 5 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sin Messi ni Suárez, así es el primer video promocional para la candidatura del Mundial 2030" [Without Messi and Suarez, here is the first promotional video for the 2030 World Cup bid] (in Spanish). 5 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "England could bid for 2030 World Cup, says FA vice-chairman David Gill". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Unanimous decision expands FIFA World Cup™ to 48 teams from 2026". FIFA. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "UEFA will 'fight' for Europe's right to host 2030 World Cup". Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  12. ↑ McMahon, Bobby. "Uruguay, Argentina And Paraguay Bid For 2030 FIFA World Cup Finals Will Be Hard To Beat". Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "England amazingly backed by Germany in World Cup 2030 bid". thesun.co.uk. 13 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Tom Watson: Labour would back an England-led bid to host the World Cup in 2030". ITV News. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Theresa May backs bid to bring football home by holding World Cup 2030 in Britain". Daily Mirror. 16 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "World Cup 2030: UK bid to host tournament backed by government". The Independent. 16 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "World Cup 2030: Scottish FA 'open-minded' to joining home nations bid". BBC. 17 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Henry McLeish: Scotland should lead home nations bid for World Cup 2030". Herald Scotland. 21 July 2018.
  19. 1 2 "FA in talks with home nations over UK-wide bid to host 2030 World Cup". The Guardian. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "England preparing bid to host 2030 World Cup, FA confirms". Sky Sports. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "UEFA president wants only one European bid for 2030 World Cup, backs potential UK bid". ESPN. 31 August 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Ireland in talks over joining 2030 World Cup bid". The Times. 4 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Landing 2030 World Cup will help us secure the funding needed to redevelop Hampden, says SFA chief executive". The Herald Scotland. 11 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "World Cup 2030: Football Association of Ireland enter joint bid discussions". BBC Sport. 19 September 2018.
  25. ↑ "Government would back UK and Ireland bid". BBC. 29 September 2018.
  26. ↑ "Zetchi : Pour une coupe du monde "Algérie-Tunisie-Maroc" en 2030 – Algerie Direct". Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  27. 1 2 "UNAF to prepare three-way file to host 2030 World Cup in Africa". KingFut. 1 October 2018.
  28. 1 2 "بلاغ : قرارات المكتب التنفيذي لاتحاد شمال افريقيا" (in Arabic). UNAF. 1 October 2018.
  29. ↑ "S. Korean president proposes 2030 FIFA World Cup in Northeast Asia". Yonhap News. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  30. 1 2 Shin, Hyonhee. "North Koreans likely to tune in and support South Korea in World Cup, defectors say". Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  31. ↑ Price, Steve. "South Korean President Considering Joint 2030 World Cup Bid With North Korea". Forbes. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  32. ↑ "EGYPT PLANNING TO BID TO HOST 2030 WORLD CUP". FourFourTwo. 10 July 2018.
  33. ↑ "Cameroonian Candidate Wants to Rival Morocco for World Cup 2030". FourFourTwo. 28 August 2018.
  34. 1 2 "Spain will bid to the host World Cup in 2030". Sport English. 12 September 2018.
  35. ↑ ElPais. "Valdez: "La candidatura original es Uruguay-Argentina"". Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  36. ↑ ElPais. "Molestia en Uruguay por video de Conmebol". Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  37. ↑ País, Ediciones El. "Messi y Suárez apadrinan el Mundial Uruguay Argentina 2030". Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  38. ↑ "Zetchi : Pour une coupe du monde "Algérie-Tunisie-Maroc" en 2030 – Algerie Direct". Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  39. ↑ "Cameroonian Candidate Wants to Rival Morocco for World Cup 2030". FourFourTwo. 28 August 2018.
  40. ↑ "EGYPT PLANNING TO BID TO HOST 2030 WORLD CUP". FourFourTwo. 10 July 2018.
  41. ↑ "FA preparing bid for 2030 World Cup - but rule out hosting 2022 should Qatar be stripped of tournament". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  42. ↑ "World Cup 2030: Football Association of Ireland enter joint bid discussions". BBC Sport. 19 September 2018.
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