Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay launch bids for the 2030 World Cup – News of Brazil
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Argentina, Chile, Paraguay It is Uruguay officially presented, this Tuesday (7), a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup and called for the return of the competition to “where football was born”, in reference to the 100 years of the first edition of the World Cup held in 1930 in Montevideo.
“As world champions, we made this launch that is the dream of all South Americans. Not only for the centenary of the first edition, but for the passion we have for football”said the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio Tapia.
“FIFA has to come to celebrate where football was born in 1930”added the national secretary of Sports of Uruguay, Sebastián Bauzá, in a press conference held at the sports center of the AFA after the first group meeting “Together 2030”.
After the first edition in Uruguay, Argentina hosted the World Cup in 1978 and Chile in 1962, while Paraguay never hosted the main competition in world football.
The President of Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguez, also indicated that “FIFA has an obligation to honor the memory of those who made the first World Cup”.
On the other hand, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, said on his official account at twitter what “this candidacy is for the whole continent” and for that reason he will “propose that our sister country Bolivia be part of this dream”.
The group will compete with the joint candidacy of Spain and Portugal, in addition to the possible candidacies of Morocco and Saudi Arabia to organize the 2030 World Cup.
Source: Reuters
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