President of CONMEBOL, Alejandro Dominguez, left, speaks next Ignacio Alonso, President of the Uruguayan Football Association, during a press conference for a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with the hope of bringing the global showpiece back to its first home, at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Aug. 2, 2022.The Canadian Press
Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay soccer executives and political leaders on Tuesday launched their joint bid to hold the 2030 World Cup.
Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou played host to the leaders seeking to bring another World Cup final to the same Centenario Stadium in Montevideo where it was played in the first edition of the tournament in 1930. Then, Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2.
Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American soccer body CONMEBOL, said in a press conference that the candidacy “is the dream of the continent.”
“One hundred years [since the first World Cup] will be achieved only once. And it has to come back home,” Dominguez said. “We believe that is more than enough of a reason for FIFA to accept that this becomes the only bid.”
Spain and Portugal also have a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup.
The four South American countries started considering their candidacy in 2017. Brazil held the World Cup in 2014.
FIFA executives expect the 2030 pick will be made within two years. Qatar will hold this year’s tournament, and the 2026 edition will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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