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Below are the possible hosts

1. Spain-Portugal-Ukraine
2. Egypt-Greece-Saudi Arabia
3. CONMEBOL (Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
4. Morocco

Which country do you think should get it?
 
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I'd like to see it in Morocco or South America personally.
 
Hopefully Morocco gets it so these woke liberals have another meltdown about a Muslim country hosting a world cup.
 
I personally hope Morocco does not get it. It is a poor country (unlike Qatar) and this becomes more of a multi-billion expensive vanity project for them (probably fueled more by their king's ego) in terms of building up all of that infrastructure. Resource that is much better served for their citizens.
 
What's up with the ridiculous 3 and 4 hosts of a tournament ? I think two hosts are sufficient. And also ridiculous hosts from different continents.

Egyot Greece Saudi Arabia that looks so weird.
 
Egypt Saudi and Greece are a strange combination of hosts, but I won't mind them hosting the Cup.
 
Got to be Morocco.

Would be an excellent choice.
 
Saudi have the money to bribe and host. African nations and South Americans are too poor.
 
Ukraine? Nobody will want to go there even in 8 years time.

Morocco for me. Amazing land and people.
 
Turkey has to be involved somehow. Turkey-Egypt-Morocco. No to Saudi despite their impressive tournament.

I wonder if Greece could be incorporated with a Turkish agreement.

North Africa needs a combined one and this one should have been a few gulf countries.

So much potential and I'm sure India isn't far from hosting
 
SpiritOf1903 said:
Turkey has to be involved somehow. Turkey-Egypt-Morocco. No to Saudi despite their impressive tournament.

I wonder if Greece could be incorporated with a Turkish agreement.

North Africa needs a combined one and this one should have been a few gulf countries.

So much potential and I'm sure India isn't far from hosting
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Qatars poor footballing performance while being host is bring criticised everywhere.

I think FIFA will steer clear of allowing countries to host that would be miles away fron qualifying on merit or have not qualified previously.

For this reason I dont see India hosting for a long time.
 
boomboomcheema said:
Think China will host the FIFA cup well before India is even in the reckoning.
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China no longer seeks international recognition. They've had Beijing Olympics and their dictator wants to close the door.

Also Hong Kong is a major issue not to mention Uiyghur.

I really hope MBS hasn't already bought Johnny Baby out and it's there in 2030. That'd be a disgrace more than any other.

United Kingdom needs it. It's been far too long and we have the best infrastructure insofar stadia but probably no trains for the fans...
 
^UK and Ireland are favourites to host Euro 2028. They abandoned their World Cup 2030 bid to focus on the Euros.
 
James said:
Got to be Morocco.

Would be an excellent choice.
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I think so too. And they have a proper footballing culture unlike Qatar.

However, I don't feel they have the capacity or the facilities to host 48 teams (if that remains the format for 2030). I believe this is why we're seeing several joint three nation bids.

Conversely, I hope FIFA see sense and abandon the plan to have 18 groups of three teams, of which two qualify from each group for the knockout stages. It should be 12 groups of four, with eight of the best third placed teams qualifying along with the top two from each group..
 
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have officially submitted their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup - 100 years after the inaugural tournament was held in Montevideo.

The four South American nations have called for the World Cup to return to "where football was born".

They will compete with a joint bid from Spain and Portugal, and possible bids from Morocco and Saudi Arabia.

The United States, Canada and Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup.

"The 2030 World Cup is not just another World Cup, it deserves a celebration with recognition for 100 years," said Alejandro Dominguez,South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) president.

"We are convinced that Fifa has an obligation to honour the memory of those who came before us and believed in greatness and made the first World Cup," he added.

Two-time winners Uruguay won the first World Cup as hosts when it was held in the country's capital Montevideo in 1930.

Argentina, the 1978 hosts, were crowned world champions for a third time at Qatar in 2022. Chile also previously hosted in 1962.

Argentine Football Association (Afa) president Claudio Tapia said: "As world champions, we carry out this launch, which is the dream of all South Americans - not only on the centenary of the first edition, but because of the passion with which we live football."

BBC
 
I hope it goes to Argentina-Uruguay-Paraguay-Chile, with Montevideo hosting the final. Simply because it will be such a great story that the first World cup was lifted in Montevideo and 100 Years later, the World Cup returns to Montevideo. This is literally the perfect bid.

However, considering that fact that Qatar got the host when they shouldn't have, I wouldn't be surprised if the weird, but also fascinating, Saudi Arabia-Egypt-Greece bid wins. Because as I read in one of the guardian articles, Gianni Infantino can use this bid and advertise it as an amazing achievement of hosting the world cup across three continents fro the first time ever.

Spain-Portugal joining with Ukraine makes no sense. Keep it to Spain-Portugal.

And a lot of people here are saying that Morocco should host 2030, but unfortunately, its unrealistic to expect Morocco to host 48 teams by itself, since they also are not luxurious like Qatar and Saudi Arabia
 
Not a fan of these continent-spanning hosts. Every single WC to date has been held in a single country, bar 2002 held in Japan & Korea, but now 2026 will be across 3 countries and for 2030 there a 4-country bid and 3-continent bid.

It's not feasible for fans to traverse across entire continents to follow their countries. One week they're playing a group game in Athens, then off to Cairo for RO16 then a QF in Riyadh? Ditto for other bids.

Don't even get me started on a Spain-Portugal-Ukraine bid. Just keep it simple.
 
You can rule out CONMEBOL considering the 2026 WC is in the US and Canada. Should most likely be in Europe so id say favourites are Spain-Portugal-Ukraine. However pretty sure if Saudi doesnt get it in 2030 they will get it in 2034.
 
proud_pakistani said:
You can rule out CONMEBOL considering the 2026 WC is in the US and Canada. Should most likely be in Europe so id say favourites are Spain-Portugal-Ukraine. However pretty sure if Saudi doesnt get it in 2030 they will get it in 2034.
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USA and Canada is CONCACAF, even though yes North America is right above South America, but still that doesn't rule out the Argentina - Uruguay bid
 
Firebat said:
Not a fan of these continent-spanning hosts. Every single WC to date has been held in a single country, bar 2002 held in Japan & Korea, but now 2026 will be across 3 countries and for 2030 there a 4-country bid and 3-continent bid.

It's not feasible for fans to traverse across entire continents to follow their countries. One week they're playing a group game in Athens, then off to Cairo for RO16 then a QF in Riyadh? Ditto for other bids.

Don't even get me started on a Spain-Portugal-Ukraine bid. Just keep it simple.
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Good point, this was a major issue with the Euro 2021, as since the tournament was played across Europe, many of the matches had a poor attendance especially from the fans for the two teams that were playing.

Its never good to have a negative ambition, but I am hoping that this 48 Team format fails so badly and gets disliked that they go back to 32 teams. But we all know how unrealistic this is...

I just hope now that they do the 12 groups of 4 teams, because the 16 groups of 3 teams is awful
 
The_KING said:
Hopefully Morocco gets it so these woke liberals have another meltdown about a Muslim country hosting a world cup.
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They’d have more of a meltdown with the Egypt-Saudi combo.

Cue outcries over beheadings and oppression of females and on and on.
 
rickroll said:
Below are the possible hosts

1. Spain-Portugal-Ukraine
2. Egypt-Greece-Saudi Arabia
3. CONMEBOL (Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
4. Morocco

Which country do you think should get it?
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Give it to the South Americans. They just won the thing and they are not homophobes.
 
The_KING said:
Hopefully Morocco gets it so these woke liberals have another meltdown about a Muslim country hosting a world cup.
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We woke liberals don't have a problem with Muslims. That would be antithetical to liberalism.

We have a problem with homophobes.
 
I personally hope Morocco or Egypt-KSA will win the bid.

If not, I hope South Americans will be picked.
 
Robert said:
Give it to the South Americans. They just won the thing and they are not homophobes.
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Doubt they'd get it since next one is in north and central America though you never know.
 
Robert said:
Give it to the South Americans. They just won the thing and they are not homophobes.
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The World Cup should not be awarded or not based on the moral views of the country.

Most of Asia, Africa, Russia, South America and others were to say dont give to nations because they allow same sex marriage, it would be seen as bringing politics into sport.

I would love to see it in Morocco or Africa again.
 
2030 World Cup: Tournament to be held across six countries in three continents.

The 2030 World Cup will be held across six counties in three continents, Fifa has confirmed.

Spain, Portugal and Morocco have been named as the co-hosts, with the opening three matches taking place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.

Source: BBC
 
2030 World Cup: Tournament to be held across six countries in three continents

The 2030 World Cup will be held across six countries in three continents, Fifa has confirmed.

Spain, Portugal and Morocco have been named as the co-hosts, with the opening three matches taking place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.

The opening matches in South America are to mark the World Cup's centenary as it will be 100 years since the inaugural tournament in Montevideo.

The decision is set to be ratified at a Fifa congress next year.

Fifa also confirmed only bids from countries from the Asian Football Confederation and the Oceania Football Confederation will be considered for the 2034 finals.

Following that decision, Saudi Arabia announced it would be bidding to host the tournament in 2034 for the first time.

Fifa's decision to host the tournament across multiple continents has drawn criticism, with one supporter's body accusing football's world governing body of engaging in a "cycle of destruction against the greatest tournament on Earth".

"[It's] horrendous for supporters, disregards the environment and rolls the red carpet out to a host for 2034 with an appalling human rights record. It's the end of the World Cup as we know it," said Football Supporters Europe.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino said: "In a divided world, Fifa and football are uniting.

"The Fifa Council, representing the entire world of football, unanimously agreed to celebrate the centenary of the Fifa World Cup, whose first edition was played in Uruguay in 1930, in the most appropriate way.

"In 2030, we will have a unique global footprint, three continents - Africa, Europe and South America - six countries - Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay - welcoming and uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game, the centenary and the Fifa World Cup."

Montevideo in Uruguay, the city which hosted the first World Cup match in 1930, is poised to stage the opening game in 2030 with matches in Argentina and Paraguay to follow.

The rest of the 48-team tournament will then move to north Africa and Europe.

The change of hemispheres means World Cup teams could find themselves playing in two different seasons at the same tournament.

If the 2030 proposal is approved, Morocco would become only the second African nation to host a World Cup, after South Africa in 2010.

Spain has been named as joint-host weeks after former football federation chief Luis Rubiales resigned following criticism for kissing Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup.

Appearing in court, Rubiales was given a restraining order by a Spanish judge, but denied sexually assaulting Hermoso.

Spain last hosted the World Cup in 1982, with Italy winning the tournament for the third time.

Portugal has never hosted the tournament, but Euro 2004 was held there.

As in previous World Cups, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Portugal and Morocco will all qualify automatically as co-hosts.

 
6 countries lol. Terrible idea once again.
 
WHAT IS GOING ON????

6 countries as a host??

Play the first three matches in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, then play the rest of the tournament in Spain, Portugal Morocco. Just Why???

If it was up to me I am choosing only one country as a host: Uruguay

Why Uruguay? Because in 1930 the first FIFA ever world cup was hosted by Uruguay

100 Year later, Uruguay Hosts the FIFA World Cup. What a great story to tell in that alone. Not 6 Hosts...
 
boomboomcheema said:
Think China will host the FIFA cup well before India is even in the reckoning.
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India will not make it to the WC before the 2042. Helped by 48 team WC, a growing economy and a growing appetite for football, india should make the top 8 Asian team by 2035 (another 2 generations) and qualify for the WC by 2042 (in 3 generations). That’s my analysis with the funding and the improvement seen in the last decade, with the expectation that the improvement will be greater in the coming decade.

Also, india is not in a position to hold olympics or football World Cup in the near future. We should aim for another CW games or Asian games in 2038.
 
Well I read that 2034 World Cup Hosts can only be bidded between nations of Asia and Oceania, and Saudi Arabia is running (thankfully as a single host).

And basiclly, in metaphorical terms, Saudi Arabia are basically going to be hosts of the 2034 World Cup.

I didn't expect for the World Cup to return to the Middle East that soon
 
Bilal Ahmad15 said:
WHAT IS GOING ON????

6 countries as a host??

Play the first three matches in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, then play the rest of the tournament in Spain, Portugal Morocco. Just Why???

If it was up to me I am choosing only one country as a host: Uruguay

Why Uruguay? Because in 1930 the first FIFA ever world cup was hosted by Uruguay

100 Year later, Uruguay Hosts the FIFA World Cup. What a great story to tell in that alone. Not 6 Hosts...
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Nailed it and I like the idea of the WC returning to Uruguay after 100 years.
 
Fifa will consider expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 tournament

Fifa is to consider a proposal to expand the 2030 men’s World Cup to 64 teams, an adjustment that would mean more than a quarter of its 211 member associations would take part.

The idea was raised at a meeting of the Fifa council on Wednesday as part of any other business. According to reporting in the New York Times, the delegate was Ignacio Alonso, the president of the Uruguayan Football Association. Uruguay will be one of three South American countries to host a “centenary celebration match” in 2030. Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, agreed to explore the idea further.

A Fifa spokesperson told the Guardian it had a duty to consider all requests from council members: “A proposal to analyse a 64-team Fifa World Cup to celebrate the centenary of the Fifa World Cup in 2030 was spontaneously raised by a Fifa council member in the ‘miscellaneous’ agenda item near the end of the Fifa council meeting held on 5 March 2025. The idea was acknowledged as Fifa has a duty to analyse any proposal from one of its council members.”


www.theguardian.com

Fifa will consider expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 tournament

Fifa is to consider a proposal to expand the 2030 men’s World Cup to 64 teams, meaning more than a quarter of its 211 members would take part
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
Concacaf opposes 64-team World Cup plans for 2030

Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has criticised a proposal to expand the 2030 men's World Cup to 64 teams.

The plans, put forward by South American governing body Conmebol, have also drawn opposition from Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The tournament will be hosted by Spain, Morocco and Portugal, after the opening matches are held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The 2026 World Cup, which will take place across the United States, Mexico and Canada, has already been expanded from 32 to 48 teams.

But Conmebol said it wanted to add more participants to mark the competition's 100-year anniversary.

"I don't believe expanding the men's World Cup to 64 teams is the right move for the tournament itself and the broader football ecosystem, from national teams to club competitions, leagues, and players," Montagliani told ESPN., external

"We haven't even kicked off the new 48-team World Cup yet, so personally, I don't think that expanding to 64 teams should even be on the table."

Concacaf is the governing body of football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

The decision to expand the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams was taken in 2017 following a unanimous vote at a Fifa congress.

Fifa's 75th congress will be held in Paraguay on 15 May, when Conmebol's proposal could be discussed.

If the proposal is accepted, the 2030 edition would consist of 128 matches, double the number played under the 64-game format used from 1998 and 2022.

In March, Ceferin described the proposal as a "bad idea" while AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa said it would cause "chaos".

"If the issue remains open to change, then the door will not only be open to expanding the tournament to 64 teams," said Salman.

"But someone might come along and demand raising the number to 132 teams. Where would we end up then? It would become chaos."

BBC
 
BouncerGuy said:
Concacaf opposes 64-team World Cup plans for 2030

Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has criticised a proposal to expand the 2030 men's World Cup to 64 teams.

The plans, put forward by South American governing body Conmebol, have also drawn opposition from Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The tournament will be hosted by Spain, Morocco and Portugal, after the opening matches are held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The 2026 World Cup, which will take place across the United States, Mexico and Canada, has already been expanded from 32 to 48 teams.

But Conmebol said it wanted to add more participants to mark the competition's 100-year anniversary.

"I don't believe expanding the men's World Cup to 64 teams is the right move for the tournament itself and the broader football ecosystem, from national teams to club competitions, leagues, and players," Montagliani told ESPN., external

"We haven't even kicked off the new 48-team World Cup yet, so personally, I don't think that expanding to 64 teams should even be on the table."

Concacaf is the governing body of football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

The decision to expand the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams was taken in 2017 following a unanimous vote at a Fifa congress.

Fifa's 75th congress will be held in Paraguay on 15 May, when Conmebol's proposal could be discussed.

If the proposal is accepted, the 2030 edition would consist of 128 matches, double the number played under the 64-game format used from 1998 and 2022.

In March, Ceferin described the proposal as a "bad idea" while AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa said it would cause "chaos".

"If the issue remains open to change, then the door will not only be open to expanding the tournament to 64 teams," said Salman.

"But someone might come along and demand raising the number to 132 teams. Where would we end up then? It would become chaos."

BBC
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64 would be too much.

I think 32 is good. 45 maximum.
 

Saudi Arabia to permit alcohol at 600 tourist sites ahead of World Cup: report​


Saudi Arabia will reportedly permit alcohol sales at select tourist venues by 2026, in a significant policy shift aimed at boosting tourism ahead of Expo 2030 and the FIFA World Cup in 2034.

The government has reportedly said that around 600 licensed locations will be authorised to serve alcoholic beverages to non-Muslim visitors. These include five-star hotels, resorts, and designated zones within large-scale tourism projects such as NEOM, the Red Sea Project, and Sindalah Island.

This marks the first broad loosening of the kingdom’s alcohol ban in over seven decades.

Permitted drinks will be limited to wine, beer and cider, with a maximum alcohol content of 20%. Spirits and other high-alcohol beverages will remain banned.

According to a report by Saudi Moments, all alcohol must be consumed on-site. Takeaway sales, retail distribution, and public advertising will remain prohibited. Alcohol will also remain unavailable in homes, shops, and public areas outside of the licensed zones.

Source: Tribune.com.pk
 
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