2030 FIFA World Cup

2030 FIFA World Cup
Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2030
Coupe du Monde FIFA 2030
2030 كَأْسُ الْعَالَمِ لِكُرَةِ الْقَدَمِ
Campeonato do Mundo da FIFA de 2030
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FIFA Tembiesarái Yvypavẽ 2030
Tournament details
Host countriesSpain
Portugal
Morocco
  • Anniversary match hosts:
  • Argentina
  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay
Dates13 June (in 67 months) – 21 July[1]
Teams48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)20 (including centenary match hosts) (in 20 host cities)
2026
2034

The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be the 24th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The 2030 World Cup will mark the centennial World Cup competition.

For the first time, three countries from two continents will host the competition, with Spain, Portugal, and Morocco as host nations. Additionally, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the FIFA World Cup, in particular the first World Cup in Uruguay. The first game, alongside a special centenary celebration, will be held in the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. The second and third games will be held in Argentina and Paraguay, respectively. The rest of the games will be held in Spain, Morocco and Portugal.[2]

This will be the first ever World Cup held in North Africa and the first World Cup held in the whole of Africa since 2010, in South America since 2014, as well as in Europe since 2018. In terms of the countries, this will be the first World Cup held in Morocco, Portugal, and Paraguay, the first held in Uruguay since the inaugural tournament, the first to take place in Argentina since 1978, and the first to be held in Spain since 1982.

  1. ^ "Bidding process 2030". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ "FIFA Council takes key decisions on FIFA World Cup editions in 2030 and 2034". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 4 October 2023.