2030 FIFA World Cup
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The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be the 24th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain; it would be the first across the Mediterranean Sea. In honour of the 100th anniversary of the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, a special match and centennial celebration will be held at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay—host stadium of the 1930 final, as well as one match each in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Asunción, Paraguay. This will be the first World Cup held in North Africa and the first anywhere in Africa since 2010; in South America since 2014, and in Europe since 2018. In terms of the countries, this will be the first World Cup held in Morocco, Portugal, and Paraguay; Uruguay since the inaugural tournament in 1930; Argentina since 1978; and Spain since 1982.
Infobox
Host countries
MoroccoPortugalSpain Centenary match hosts:ArgentinaParaguayUruguay
Dates
8 June – 21 July
Teams
48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue
19 (including centenary match hosts) (in 19 host cities)
Tables
· Host selection
Nation
Nation
2024 Extraordinary FIFA Congress11 December 2024 – Zürich, Switzerland
Nation
2024 Extraordinary FIFA Congress11 December 2024 – Zürich, Switzerland
Round 1
Morocco, Portugal, Spain
Morocco, Portugal, Spain
2024 Extraordinary FIFA Congress11 December 2024 – Zürich, Switzerland
Morocco, Portugal, Spain
2024 Extraordinary FIFA Congress11 December 2024 – Zürich, Switzerland
Acclamation
| 2024 Extraordinary FIFA Congress11 December 2024 – Zürich, Switzerland | |
| Nation | Round 1 |
| Morocco, Portugal, Spain | Acclamation |
List of candidate host cities · Potential venues
A Coruña
A Coruña
City
A Coruña
Stadium
Estadio Riazor (after renovation)
Capacity
42,000
Agadir
Agadir
City
Agadir
Stadium
Adrar Stadium (after renovation)
Capacity
46,000
Barcelona
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Stadium
Camp Nou (after renovation)
Capacity
105,000
RCDE Stadium
RCDE Stadium
City
RCDE Stadium
Stadium
40,000
Bilbao
Bilbao
City
Bilbao
Stadium
San Mamés Stadium
Capacity
53,331
Casablanca
Casablanca
City
Casablanca
Stadium
Hassan II Stadium (new)
Capacity
115,000
Fez
Fez
City
Fez
Stadium
Fez Stadium (after renovation)
Capacity
55,800
Las Palmas
Las Palmas
City
Las Palmas
Stadium
Estadio Gran Canaria (after renovation)
Capacity
44,500
Lisbon
Lisbon
City
Lisbon
Stadium
Estádio da Luz
Capacity
68,100
Estádio José Alvalade
Estádio José Alvalade
City
Estádio José Alvalade
Stadium
52,095
Madrid
Madrid
City
Madrid
Stadium
Bernabéu
Capacity
83,186
Metropolitano Stadium
Metropolitano Stadium
City
Metropolitano Stadium
Stadium
70,692
Marrakesh
Marrakesh
City
Marrakesh
Stadium
Marrakesh Stadium (after renovation)
Capacity
45,860
Porto
Porto
City
Porto
Stadium
Estádio do Dragão
Capacity
50,033
Rabat
Rabat
City
Rabat
Stadium
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (new)
Capacity
68,700
San Sebastián
San Sebastián
City
San Sebastián
Stadium
Anoeta Stadium (after renovation)
Capacity
42,300
Seville
Seville
City
Seville
Stadium
Estadio de La Cartuja (after renovation)
Capacity
70,000
Tangier
Tangier
City
Tangier
Stadium
Ibn Batouta Stadium (after renovation)
Capacity
75,000
Zaragoza
Zaragoza
City
Zaragoza
Stadium
La Romareda (new)
Capacity
42,500
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
| A Coruña | Estadio Riazor (after renovation) | 42,000 |
| Agadir | Adrar Stadium (after renovation) | 46,000 |
| Barcelona | Camp Nou (after renovation) | 105,000 |
| RCDE Stadium | 40,000 | |
| Bilbao | San Mamés Stadium | 53,331 |
| Casablanca | Hassan II Stadium (new) | 115,000 |
| Fez | Fez Stadium (after renovation) | 55,800 |
| Las Palmas | Estadio Gran Canaria (after renovation) | 44,500 |
| Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 68,100 |
| Estádio José Alvalade | 52,095 | |
| Madrid | Bernabéu | 83,186 |
| Metropolitano Stadium | 70,692 | |
| Marrakesh | Marrakesh Stadium (after renovation) | 45,860 |
| Porto | Estádio do Dragão | 50,033 |
| Rabat | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (new) | 68,700 |
| San Sebastián | Anoeta Stadium (after renovation) | 42,300 |
| Seville | Estadio de La Cartuja (after renovation) | 70,000 |
| Tangier | Ibn Batouta Stadium (after renovation) | 75,000 |
| Zaragoza | La Romareda (new) | 42,500 |
List of candidate host cities · Potential venues
Asunción
Asunción
City
Asunción
Stadium
Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb (new)
Capacity
46,000
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
City
Buenos Aires
Stadium
Estadio Monumental
Capacity
85,018
Montevideo
Montevideo
City
Montevideo
Stadium
Estadio Centenario
Capacity
60,235
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Asunción | Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb (new) | 46,000 |
| Buenos Aires | Estadio Monumental | 85,018 |
| Montevideo | Estadio Centenario | 60,235 |
References
- The FIFA extraordinary congress was held online.
- The cities of Barcelona, Lisbon and Madrid are each expected to choose one out of two shortlisted venues in their cities
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