Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay say they will make a joint bid to host football World Cup in 2030. The 2030 World Cup will mark the centenary of the tournament, which was first held in Uruguay in 1930. In which Uruguay won the first World Cup in Montevideo after beating neighbours Argentina 4-2 in the final.
The presidents of the three South American countries made the announcement Wednesday at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. They discussed the bid with the head of the sport’s governing body, the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino. Bidding is not yet to open for at least another four years, but the nations are already expected to face stiff competition.
Cartes met with his Argentine and Uruguayan counterparts, Mauricio Macri and Tabare Vazquez, at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires on Wednesday to finalise the announcement.
They said that the bid would likely involve two or three stadiums in Paraguay and Uruguay and six to eight stadiums in Argentina.
Meanwhile UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said in June that Europe should host the 2030 tournament, adding he would give his full backing if England or a joint British bid were to declare an interest.
A joint United States-Mexico-Canada bid is the likely to host the 2026 tournament, with only one other country, Morocco, having entered the bidding race. The 2026 World Cup will be the first to feature 48 teams with the competition set to expand from its current 32-team format.