2030 World Cup

I don't see any big problem, especially with 48 teams IMHO there are plenty of spots to go around.

But I'm just saying that it's not like how things have been with 31 spots confirmed (w/ 2 playoffs) and the host getting the automatic 32nd spot. As these different sets of hosts happen FIFA will need to decide what the allotments are. And that will cause complaints from some confederations and their fans who will think they've been shorted.

I suppose one solution is they could just lay out allotments for all 48 spots and the host countries that get the automatic bids are just subtracted from each confederation's allotment. Maybe that's how it'll be.

 

I think this is what has already been agreed or close to being agreed(?). So, for e.g. in 2026 CONCACAF would get 3 (hosts) + 3 (what remains from their regular allotment of 6) + 2 playoffs (including extra playoff spot for host confederation).

And then in 2030 CONCACAF would still get 6 guaranteed spots + 1 playoff. The only difference is that 6 teams would qualify by merit and they only get one playoff spot.

I don't see much need to alter this formula. It works whether there is 1 country hosting or if you have something ridiculous like 5 countries co-hosting.

 

I think FIFA will leave it to the hosting confederation. What you've described is how it will work for 2026 and I think that will continue for the time being. All a confederation gets for hosting now is an extra playoff spot, not a full spot.

 

England should be given the World cup in 2030. I do realise I am English and therefore have some 'biased' however there are quite a few reasons why I think it should come here.

1) Its due back in Europe I believe
2) All the 'big' footballing Euro nations have had the World Cup since England and some countries in the world have had it TWICE since England!
3) The stadia and all footballing facilities are already in place (lots of large modern stadiums already catering for Premier League football)
4) Its a small country with an ideal climate for Summer football
5) It is a VERY diverse country, it has communities from across the globe living in its cities
6) Its a small country - no catching flights following your country!
7) Plenty of beer!
8) It has the highest attendances for football in the world
9) As much as some people hate the fact it is the birthplace of the game
10) The Premier League is (currently) the worlds most popular sporting league.
11) Games between nations have used England as a neutral venue and they sell out - usually with ex-pats, When Jamaica play games in London they get bigger crowds attending that they get when they play in Jamaica!

I don't see anywhere on the planet with so many positives for holding the World Cup but I doubt that FIFA will EVER give a World Cup to England though.

 

I agree with all of this but do you know England (or more precisely, the UK) has formally withdrawn from applying to host WC 2030 in favour of focusing on hosting Euro 2028?

 

Although having said the above I’ve since read that Portugal will only provide three stadiums and the Wikipedia entry for the Iberian bid states these will be the stadiums of Benfica, Porto and Sporting. If three is the limit I totally get why those particular stadiums would be used but it is a shame that the Estadio Algarve won’t get to host matches. It would spread the matches and World Cup cheer to the South of Portugal and the Algarve would be a great place to combine a holiday with attending World Cup matches.

Can’t help but think the crude bolting on of Ukraine to the bid has cost the Algarve the opportunity to host games. Drop Ukraine and let’s all meet up for a summer football party in the Algarve! ⚽️ ☀️

 

The modern game we love was born with the codification of the rules in the UK back in the 19th century. Various forms of similar games around the world can be regarded as ancestors of the modern game.

 

With all that being said, England has withdrawn its bid to host the World Cup in 2030. They are focusing on Euro 2028, as they are fairly certain they will win that bid.

 

Yes because they realise that FIFA will never give them a World Cup.

 

I believe Turkey would have won the rights to host Euro 2020 if they hadn’t pulled out to try to get the 2020 Olympics.

 

Yes, I thought back then they made a tactical mistake doing that.

I hope Turkey is awarded euro2028 or euro 2032: the country deserves a major event.

 

Didn't Morocco try to join the Iberian bid for 2030, only for them to get snubbed in preference for Ukraine?

 

They need to 'up' their bribes.

 

It wasn’t quite like that, by the time Turkey withdrew UEFA had already moved the goalposts by changing the format from one host nation to multiple host nations. What Turkey withdrew from was the bidding to host the semi finals and final of Euro 2020. They probably felt accepting those three matches might have weakened a future bid to host the Euros in 2024 - 2032, which I get entirely.

 

I remember it as Turkey and Azerbaijan being the two bidders. But since the IOC would not allow a bidding city/country to host another major sporting event the same year as the Olympics, Turkey decided to put its eggs in the Olympic basket.
It was at this point when UEFA brought up the Pan-Euro.
That’s how I recall it, anyway. I always felt Turkey would have hosted Euro 2020 had they not gone for the 2020 Olympics.
There must be timeline of events somewhere.

 

The first time UEFA made public the idea of a cross-continent euro2020 was on 30 June 2012, the day before the euro2012 final.

The 2020 Olympics were awarded to Tokyo in September 2013, so presumably Turkey had already decided to opt for Istanbul's Olympic bid over a bid for euro2020 before UEFA first announced the possibility of there not being a typical host of euro2020.

 

Honestly, I would prefer Spain/Portugal/Ukraine to host the 2023 World Cup.

Uruguay and Argentina should instead host an 8-team Mundialito in March.

 

come on...how can you plan to have a world cup 2030 in a country that is in the midst of a war right now.

no one could guarantee, that there is no war in the Ukraine in 2030.

 

I’ve got a bad feeling that goofy Saudi Arabia bid with Egypt and Greece as the sidekicks will win the bid. Saudi Arabia is throwing massive amounts of money left and right on sporting investment all over the globe. Fifa will always come to the middle eastern money trough

 

I wonder if this new concacaf conmebol partnership comes with the unwritten agreement that concacaf is expected to vote for the South American bid. That would be a rare case of corruption I would support

 

Very interesting observation, you might be on to something there!