Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay will host the FIFA World Cup 2030, but just 3 games. #NewsComment6
The Guardian reported that the 2030 World Cup is to be played on three continents after Morocco, Portugal and Spain won the race to host the 48-team tournament but Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay were handed the opening three matches.
The decision, which caught even seasoned Fifa watchers by surprise, means that World Cup 2030 will involve teams playing in six countries, each of which will qualify automatically. The World Cup has never been played on more than one continent before and proposals for a tournament to be played over thousands of miles was met with shock by climate groups.
According to The Guardian, FIFA is committed to rotating World Cups between confederations, and although the Uefa/Caf bid was the favorite for 2030, CONMEBOL – the South American confederation – has not hosted a World Cup since 2014 and was looking to commemorate the centenary of the first World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930. Infantino said the first match of the 2030 tournament would be held at the Estádio Centenário in Montevideo, the same venue as the first World Cup.
The decision to allow Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay to host some 2030 World Cup games could be seen as a consolation prize for the CONMEBOL. However, the reality is that these three countries are not adequately prepared to host a full World Cup of football at this time. They do not have the necessary infrastructure, security, logistics, and other aspects that are essential to organize an event of this magnitude. FIFA’s decision to host only 3 games in South America is a harsh defeat in the sense that the region could not secure the entire World Cup.
3:18 pm - 10-11-2023
Who needs to read this story? Why?
The last graf is kind of interesting. Is the story fair to SA?
9:16 am - 10-13-2023
People around the world, even if they are not interested in the FIFA World Cup, the article shows where the biggest sports event in the world is going to be and why the decision to not give the centenary FIFA World Cup to Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay. It is fair to SA due to all the things I wrote in the article, those countries are not even close to being ready to host an event of this magnitude.