Spain–Portugal 2030 FIFA World Cup bid

The Spain–Portugal 2030 FIFA World Cup bid, also known as the Iberian Bid is a joint intended bid by Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[1][2][3] The bid was first announced by the football federations of the two countries on 7 October 2020.[4]

2030 FIFA World Cup Bid
bid by Spain–Portugal 2030
Spanish:España–Portugal 2030
Portuguese:Espanha–Portugal 2030
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Portugal
DatesJune–July 2030
Teams48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)16 stadiums in 9–16 cities from 35 options

Background

Spain has previously hosted the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982,[2] while Portugal has never hosted the tournament. Both countries have hosted the finals of the European Championship once – Spain in 1964 and Portugal in 2004.[5] The two countries had previously submitted an unsuccessful joint bid to host the FIFA World Cup in either 2018 or 2022.[6] FIFA's rules for rotating the tournament between continents made UEFA members, including the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), ineligible to bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7]

The regulations for the 2030 World Cup bidding process will be announced in the second quarter of 2022, with applications being accepted from June that year and the host to be selected at the 74th FIFA Congress in 2024.[3][8] If the regulations remain the same as those for the 2026 World Cup, football federations from Asia (AFC) and North America (CONCACAF) will be ineligible to host following the successful Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid and United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid respectively.[3][8] The tournament will mark the centenary of the first FIFA World Cup which was hosted by Uruguay,[1] and several other national football federations across Europe, South America and Africa have expressed interest in bidding to host the tournament.[3]

Announcement

The FPF and RFEF jointly announced their intentions to bid for the tournament during a goalless friendly match between the two countries' national teams on 7 October 2020.[4] Before another goalless friendly between the two teams on 4 June 2021 (which also marked the centenary of Portugal's first international fixture, against Spain[1]) the agreement to jointly support a bid was formalised.[2] The respective presidents of the RFEF and FPF, Luis Rubiales and Fernando Gomes, ratified the agreement on behalf of their respective federations. Also in attendance to support the bid were King of Spain Felipe VI, President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa, and multiple government ministers and officials from both countries.[1][3]

Available venues

Spain
Barcelona Madrid Bilbao
Camp Nou Olímpic Companys RCDE Stadium Santiago Bernabéu Metropolitano Stadium San Mamés
Capacity: 99,354 Capacity: 60,713 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 81,044 Capacity: 68,456 Capacity: 53,289
Seville Valencia San Sebastián
Benito Villamarín La Cartuja Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Nou Mestalla Mestalla Anoeta
Capacity: 60,721 Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 43,883 Capacity: 54,000 Capacity: 48,600 Capacity: 39,500

Portugal
Lisbon Porto Faro/Loulé Braga
Estádio da Luz Estádio José Alvalade Estádio do Dragão Estádio Algarve Estádio Municipal de Braga
Capacity: 64,642 Capacity: 50,095 Capacity: 50,033 Capacity: 30,305 Capacity: 30,286

See also

References
  1. "Spain and Portugal launch official bid for 2030 World Cup". France24. AFP. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. Brennan, Feargal (4 June 2021). "Spain and Portugal confirm 2030 joint World Cup bid". football-espana.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. Barker, Gabby (5 June 2021). "The Iberian Candidacy for the 2030 World Cup kicks off". sportsfinding.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. Hall, Pete (7 October 2020). "Portugal and Spain play out goalless draw as World Cup bid announced". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. "History". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. "Russia and Qatar to host 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, respectively". FIFA. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. "England's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup given boost". Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  8. "World Cup 2030: FIFA president Gianni Infantino promises UK and Ireland 'bullet-proof' bidding process". SkySports. PA Media. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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