Morocco, Spain and Portugal will host 2030 World Cup – but three matches will be in South America
Spain, Portugal and Morocco are set to host the centenary World Cup in 2030.
However, the opening three matches of the tournament will take place in South America to celebrate 100 years since the inaugural tournament, which was held in Uruguay.
That is according to The Athletic, who have stated that Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will kick off the competition.
It has been said that a South American bid had been put forward to host the World Cup.
But reports have claimed that Uruguay, who won the first World Cup in 1930, along with Argentina and Paraguay will all play their opening match on home soil.
Uruguay beat Argentina in the first World Cup final, while the headquarters of South America's governing body [CONMEBOL] are based in Paraguay.
After the three matches are played, the South American nations — and their opponents — will then travel to Portugal, Morocco and Spain for the remainder of the tournament.
A statement from CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez on X read: «We believed in Big. The 2030 Centennial World Cup begins where it all began.
»Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches of the #MundialCentenario."
It will be the first time in World Cup history that the global competition will take place across three continents.
And it is also the first World Cup that will be played in six different countries.
The upcoming World Cup in 2026 — hosted by America, Canada and Mexico — will be the only other tournament to be staged by more than two nations.
Despite the World Cup starting in South America, The Athletic state that the opening ceremony will still take place in either Morocco, Spain or Portugal.
It will be the second time that Spain will have hosted the World Cup after the 1982 edition, which was
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