During a ceremony at the Argentine Football Association (AFA) on Feb. 7, in the presence of Alejandro Dominguez, the president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), officials of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay submitted a bid to jointly host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. It will be the event’s 100th anniversary.
The inaugural tournament was held on July 13-30, 1930, in Montevideo, Uruguay, where the host country also became the first world champions by beating Argentina 4-2 in the final. The four South American nations called for the World Cup to return to “where football was born.” On his Twitter account, Argentina’s president, Alberto Fernandez, said that neighboring Bolivia will be asked to join “this dream.”
The South American bid will compete with a joint bid from Spain and Portugal (and possibly Ukraine), plus possible bids from other countries that are reportedly considering submissions, including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Greece and Egypt. FIFA will unveil the host(s) of the 2030 World Cup next year. In the meantime, the next tournament will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada in 2026.
