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2030 FIFA World Cup
Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2030; Coupe du Monde FIFA 2030 ; 2030 كأس العالم لكرة القدم; ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵓⵛⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ ⵏ FIFA 2030; Campeonato do Mundo da FIFA de 2030; FIFA Tembiesarái Yvypavẽ 2030
Tournament details
Host countries	Morocco; Portugal; Spain; Anniversary match hosts:; Argentina; Paraguay; Uruguay;
Dates	8 June (in 66 months) – 21 July
Teams	48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	20 (including centenary match hosts) (in 20 host cities)
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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. The tournament will take place from 8 June to 21 July 2030.

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

This will be the first 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.

Host selection

FIFA launched the bidding process in 2022.^[4]^[5] Having hosted the 2022 and 2026 editions, members of AFC and CONCACAF cannot host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.^[6]^[7]

On 11 December 2024, FIFA confirmed that the 2030 Men's Football World Cup will be jointly hosted by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. This announcement was made alongside the decision to award the 2034 tournament to Saudi Arabia during an Extraordinary FIFA Congress meeting.^[8]

Nation	Round 1
2024 Extraordinary FIFA Congress 11 December 2024 – Zürich, Switzerland^{[note 1]}
Morocco, Spain, Portugal	Acclamation

Concerns

Fans, football officials, and environmental groups have responded to the selection of hosts for the 2030 FIFA World Cup by noting that travel between South America and Europe will expend considerable resources. They have also noted the issues for fans of teams that will play Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as well as the short amount of rest for players once they return to the main match sites in Iberia and Morocco. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter warned that the number of hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup would cause the tournament to "lose its identity". Others have noted that with the FIFA rotation system, CONCACAF (which will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup), CONMEBOL, UEFA, and CAF would be unable to bid, leaving 2034 open only for the AFC and OFC, leading to accusations that FIFA intentionally selected these countries, especially those in CONMEBOL region, to ensure that Saudi Arabia, an AFC member with major human rights controversies, would win its bid unopposed.^[9]^[10]

Potential venues

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Location of the host cities of the 2030 FIFA World Cup

Morocco
1 Agadir
2 Casablanca
3 Fes
4 Marrakech
5 Rabat
6 Tangier

Portugal
7 Lisbon
8 Porto

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Location of the Anniversary match host cities of the 2030 FIFA World Cup

Paraguay
1 Asunción

Argentina
2 Buenos Aires

Uruguay
3 Montevideo

Before finalizing the bid book on 31 July, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced its proposed 11 stadiums from 9 cities to host matches. The Federation had also proposed two more stadiums, Nou Mestalla in Valencia, and Balaídos in Vigo, but their inclusion may exceed FIFA's limit of twenty stadiums.^[11] The host city list was finalized 12 days later. It includes six stadiums in six cities in Morocco, three stadiums in two cities in Portugal, and eleven stadiums in nine cities in Spain, for a total of twenty stadiums in seventeen cities.^[12]

List of candidate host cities
City	Stadium	Capacity
A Coruña	Estadio Riazor	34,889 (requires expansion beyond 40,000)
Agadir	Adrar Stadium	45,480 (expansion to 70,000)^[13]
Barcelona	Camp Nou	105,000
Barcelona	Stage Front Stadium	40,000
Bilbao	San Mamés Stadium	53,331
Casablanca	Hassan II Stadium (new)	115,000
Fes	Fez Stadium	45,000 (possible expansion to 55,800)
Las Palmas	Estadio Gran Canaria	32,392 (requires expansion beyond 40,000)
Lisbon	Estádio da Luz	66,647 (possible expansion to 70,000)^[14]
Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade	50,095 (possible expansion to 52,095)^[15]
Madrid	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium	80,000
Madrid	Metropolitano Stadium	70,460
Málaga	La Rosaleda Stadium	30,044 (requires expansion beyond 40,000)
Marrakech	Marrakesh Stadium	45,240
Porto	Estádio do Dragão	50,033
Rabat	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium	65,000 (new)^[16]
San Sebastián	Anoeta Stadium	39,313 (requires expansion beyond 40,000)
Seville	Estadio de La Cartuja	57,600 (possible expansion to 70,000–75,000)
Tangier	Ibn Batouta Stadium	65,000 (possible expansion to 75,600)
Zaragoza	La Romareda	42,500 (after expansion)

Three South American cities were also selected in the bid book to host centenary matches.^[17]

List of candidate host cities
City	Stadium	Capacity
Asuncion	Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb	46,000^[18]
Buenos Aires	Estadio Monumental	84,593
Montevideo	Estadio Centenario	62,782

Teams

Qualification

All six host nations will qualify for the World Cup.^[3]^[19]^[20]

CAF

Morocco (co-host)

CONMEBOL

Argentina (anniversary match co-host)
Paraguay (anniversary match co-host)
Uruguay (anniversary match co-host)

UEFA

Portugal (co-host)
Spain (co-host)

Notes

^ The FIFA extraordinary congress was held online

References

^ "Bidding process 2030". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "2034 Fifa World Cup: Saudi Arabia confirmed as tournament hosts". BBC Sport. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FIFA Council takes key decisions on FIFA World Cup editions in 2030 and 2034". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ "Agenda of meeting no. 11 of the FIFA Council" (PDF). FIFA. 21 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ "Who will host 2030 FIFA World Cup? Bids from Africa, South America, and Europe in the running, including Ukraine". The Sporting News. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ Tim Hill in New York (9 March 2017). "Trump travel ban could prevent United States hosting World Cup". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ Rumsby, Ben (14 October 2016). "England's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup given boost". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ "2034 Fifa World Cup: Saudi Arabia confirmed as tournament hosts". BBC Sport. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Klawans, Justin (6 October 2023). "FIFA catches blowback over 2030 World Cup". The Week.
^ "Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ Rampling, Ali (19 July 2024). "Spain's 11 proposed 2030 World Cup stadiums announced by RFEF". The Athletic.
^ "FWC30 Bid book Yalla Vamos" (PDF). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "When and where is next AFCON? Confirmed dates, year, host cities, stadiums for Africa Cup of Nations 2025 in Morocco". sportingnews.com. 21 June 2024.
^ Lusa, Tiago Caeiro, Agência. "Lotação do Estádio da Luz vai aumentar para 70 mil lugares, anunciou Rui Costa". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Mais 2 mil lugares, lounges exclusivos e fecho do fosso confirmado: Sporting anuncia novidades em Alvalade". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "Stade Moulay Abdellah". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
^ "CCM FWC30 Bid book" (PDF). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Así será el ODD, el estadio que albergará el partido inaugural". D10. D10. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ "Consejo de la FIFA confirma a Paraguay como sede inaugural del Mundial 2030" (in Spanish). Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. 4 October 2023.
^ "FIFA World Cup 2030: Everything you need to know". FIFA. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[9] The FIFA extraordinary congress was held online

[1] "Bidding process 2030". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[2] "2034 Fifa World Cup: Saudi Arabia confirmed as tournament hosts". BBC Sport. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[auto1-3] "FIFA Council takes key decisions on FIFA World Cup editions in 2030 and 2034". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[4] "Agenda of meeting no. 11 of the FIFA Council" (PDF). FIFA. 21 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[5] "Who will host 2030 FIFA World Cup? Bids from Africa, South America, and Europe in the running, including Ukraine". The Sporting News. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[6] Tim Hill in New York (9 March 2017). "Trump travel ban could prevent United States hosting World Cup". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[telegraph.uk_14_Jan_2017-7] Rumsby, Ben (14 October 2016). "England's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup given boost". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

[8] "2034 Fifa World Cup: Saudi Arabia confirmed as tournament hosts". BBC Sport. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[10] Klawans, Justin (6 October 2023). "FIFA catches blowback over 2030 World Cup". The Week.

[11] "Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[12] Rampling, Ali (19 July 2024). "Spain's 11 proposed 2030 World Cup stadiums announced by RFEF". The Athletic.

[13] "FWC30 Bid book Yalla Vamos" (PDF). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[14] "When and where is next AFCON? Confirmed dates, year, host cities, stadiums for Africa Cup of Nations 2025 in Morocco". sportingnews.com. 21 June 2024.

[15] Lusa, Tiago Caeiro, Agência. "Lotação do Estádio da Luz vai aumentar para 70 mil lugares, anunciou Rui Costa". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[16] "Mais 2 mil lugares, lounges exclusivos e fecho do fosso confirmado: Sporting anuncia novidades em Alvalade". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[17] "Stade Moulay Abdellah". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

[18] "CCM FWC30 Bid book" (PDF). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[19] "Así será el ODD, el estadio que albergará el partido inaugural". D10. D10. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[20] "Consejo de la FIFA confirma a Paraguay como sede inaugural del Mundial 2030" (in Spanish). Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. 4 October 2023.

[21] "FIFA World Cup 2030: Everything you need to know". FIFA. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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-The '''2030 FIFA World Cup''' will be the 24th [[FIFA World Cup]], a quadrennial international [[Association football|football]] tournament contested by the [[List of men's national association football teams|men's national teams]] of the member associations of [[FIFA]]. The 2030 World Cup will mark the centennial World Cup competition. The tournament will take place from 13 June to 21 July 2030.
+The '''2030 FIFA World Cup''' will be the 24th [[FIFA World Cup]], a quadrennial international [[Association football|football]] tournament contested by the [[List of men's national association football teams|men's national teams]] of the member associations of [[FIFA]]. The 2030 World Cup will mark the centennial World Cup competition. The tournament will take place from 8 June to 21 July 2030.
 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 [[1930 FIFA World Cup|first World Cup]] in Uruguay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-11 |title=2034 Fifa World Cup: Saudi Arabia confirmed as tournament hosts |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c1j0p3x0klzo |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|access-date=2023-10-04|title=FIFA Council takes key decisions on FIFA World Cup editions in 2030 and 2034|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-takes-key-decisions-on-fifa-world-cup-tm-editions-in-2030-and-2034|website=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
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 == Host selection ==
 {{Main|2030 FIFA World Cup bids|Morocco–Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid|Uruguay–Argentina–Chile–Paraguay 2030 FIFA World Cup bid}}
-FIFA launched the bidding process in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5fb488619f78d098/original/ib1orcjtqv8kwp2bwpfi-pdf.pdf |title=Agenda of meeting no. 11 of the FIFA Council |publisher=FIFA |date=21 October 2019 |access-date=21 October 2019 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029131703/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5fb488619f78d098/original/ib1orcjtqv8kwp2bwpfi-pdf.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/2030-fifa-world-cup-host-countries-bid-europe-africa-america/vb9n2t2h70fnwfiprrlk3qus |title=Who will host 2030 FIFA World Cup? Bids from Africa, South America, and Europe in the running, including Ukraine |website=The Sporting News |date=5 October 2022 |access-date=14 November 2022 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111102410/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/2030-fifa-world-cup-host-countries-bid-europe-africa-america/vb9n2t2h70fnwfiprrlk3qus |url-status=live }}</ref>
+FIFA launched the bidding process in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5fb488619f78d098/original/ib1orcjtqv8kwp2bwpfi-pdf.pdf |title=Agenda of meeting no. 11 of the FIFA Council |publisher=FIFA |date=21 October 2019 |access-date=21 October 2019 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029131703/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5fb488619f78d098/original/ib1orcjtqv8kwp2bwpfi-pdf.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/2030-fifa-world-cup-host-countries-bid-europe-africa-america/vb9n2t2h70fnwfiprrlk3qus |title=Who will host 2030 FIFA World Cup? Bids from Africa, South America, and Europe in the running, including Ukraine |website=The Sporting News |date=5 October 2022 |access-date=14 November 2022 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111102410/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/2030-fifa-world-cup-host-countries-bid-europe-africa-america/vb9n2t2h70fnwfiprrlk3qus |url-status=live }}</ref> Having hosted the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] and [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]] editions, members of [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] and [[CONCACAF]] cannot host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |author=Tim Hill in New York |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/09/donald-trump-travel-ban-could-prevent-united-states-hosting-football-world-cup |title=Trump travel ban could prevent United States hosting World Cup |work=The Guardian |date=9 March 2017 |access-date=11 April 2017 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114173744/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/09/donald-trump-travel-ban-could-prevent-united-states-hosting-football-world-cup |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="telegraph.uk 14 Jan 2017">{{cite news|title=England's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup given boost|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=14 October 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/14/england-given-major-2030-world-cup-boost-after-fifa-block-china/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/14/england-given-major-2030-world-cup-boost-after-fifa-block-china/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=14 January 2017|last1=Rumsby |first1=Ben }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
-As hosts of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] and [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]] editions respectively, the 2030 FIFA World Cup cannot be hosted by a member of the Asian [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] or the North American [[CONCACAF]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Tim Hill in New York |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/09/donald-trump-travel-ban-could-prevent-united-states-hosting-football-world-cup |title=Trump travel ban could prevent United States hosting World Cup |work=The Guardian |date=9 March 2017 |access-date=11 April 2017 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114173744/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/09/donald-trump-travel-ban-could-prevent-united-states-hosting-football-world-cup |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="telegraph.uk 14 Jan 2017">{{cite news|title=England's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup given boost|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=14 October 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/14/england-given-major-2030-world-cup-boost-after-fifa-block-china/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/14/england-given-major-2030-world-cup-boost-after-fifa-block-china/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=14 January 2017|last1=Rumsby |first1=Ben }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 On 11 December 2024, FIFA confirmed that the 2030 Men's Football World Cup will be jointly hosted by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. This announcement was made alongside the decision to award the 2034 tournament to Saudi Arabia during an Extraordinary FIFA Congress meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-11 |title=2034 Fifa World Cup: Saudi Arabia confirmed as tournament hosts |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c1j0p3x0klzo |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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 === Concerns ===
-The 2030 FIFA World Cup has already been met with backlash from fans, football officials, and environmental groups with them noting the large distance between South America and Europe would require considerable plane travel, which would increase the [[carbon footprint]] and negate FIFA's [[carbon neutral]] plans. They have also noted the issues for fans of teams who would get drawn with Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as well as the short amount of rest for players once those teams travel back to the main hosts in [[Iberia]] and Morocco. Former FIFA president [[Sepp Blatter]] warned that the number of hosts that the 2030 FIFA World Cup would cause the tournament to "lose its identity". Others have noted that with the FIFA rotation system, [[CONCACAF]] (which will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup), [[CONMEBOL]], [[UEFA]], and [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] would be unable to bid, leaving 2034 open only for the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] and [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]], which has led to accusations that FIFA intentionally selected these countries, especially those in CONMEBOL region, to ensure that [[Saudi Arabia]], an AFC member with [[Human rights in Saudi Arabia|major human rights controversies]], would win its bid unopposed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theweek.com/sports/fifa-controversy-world-cup-2030-saudi-arabia-2034|title=FIFA catches blowback over 2030 World Cup|first=Justin|last=Klawans|date=6 October 2023|work=[[The Week]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67271423 |access-date=31 October 2023 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031143256/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67271423 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Fans, football officials, and environmental groups have responded to the selection of hosts for the  2030 FIFA World Cup by noting that travel between South America and Europe will expend considerable resources. They have also noted the issues for fans of teams that will play Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as well as the short amount of rest for players once they return to the main match sites in [[Iberia]] and Morocco. Former FIFA president [[Sepp Blatter]] warned that the number of hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup would cause the tournament to "lose its identity". Others have noted that with the FIFA rotation system, [[CONCACAF]] (which will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup), [[CONMEBOL]], [[UEFA]], and [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] would be unable to bid, leaving 2034 open only for the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] and [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]], leading to accusations that FIFA intentionally selected these countries, especially those in CONMEBOL region, to ensure that [[Saudi Arabia]], an AFC member with [[Human rights in Saudi Arabia|major human rights controversies]], would win its bid unopposed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theweek.com/sports/fifa-controversy-world-cup-2030-saudi-arabia-2034|title=FIFA catches blowback over 2030 World Cup|first=Justin|last=Klawans|date=6 October 2023|work=[[The Week]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67271423 |access-date=31 October 2023 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031143256/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67271423 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Potential venues ==
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-Prior to the finalizing of the bid book on 31 July, the [[Royal Spanish Football Federation]] announced its proposed 11 stadiums from 9 cities to host matches. They had also proposed two more stadiums; [[Nou Mestalla]] in [[Valencia]], and [[Balaídos]] in [[Vigo]], but the addition of the two may exceed FIFA's limit of 20 stadiums. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Rampling|first1=Ali|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5646984/2024/07/19/2030-world-cup-stadiums-spain-where/|title=Spain's 11 proposed 2030 World Cup stadiums announced by RFEF|website=[[The Athletic]]|date=19 July 2024}}</ref> The host city list was finalized 12 days later, including six stadiums in six cities in Morocco, three stadiums in two cities in Portugal, joining 11 stadiums in nine cities in Spain, for a total of 20 stadiums in 17 cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1d713bc7ba2621fe/original/FWC30-Bidbook-Yalla-Vamos.pdf|date=31 July 2024|access-date=31 July 2024|title=FWC30 Bid book Yalla Vamos}}</ref>
+Before finalizing the bid book on 31 July, the [[Royal Spanish Football Federation]] announced its proposed 11 stadiums from 9 cities to host matches. The Federation had also proposed two more stadiums, [[Nou Mestalla]] in [[Valencia]], and [[Balaídos]] in [[Vigo]], but their inclusion may exceed FIFA's limit of twenty stadiums.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rampling|first1=Ali|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5646984/2024/07/19/2030-world-cup-stadiums-spain-where/|title=Spain's 11 proposed 2030 World Cup stadiums announced by RFEF|website=[[The Athletic]]|date=19 July 2024}}</ref> The host city list was finalized 12 days later. It includes six stadiums in six cities in Morocco, three stadiums in two cities in Portugal, and eleven stadiums in nine cities in Spain, for a total of twenty stadiums in seventeen cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1d713bc7ba2621fe/original/FWC30-Bidbook-Yalla-Vamos.pdf|date=31 July 2024|access-date=31 July 2024|title=FWC30 Bid book Yalla Vamos}}</ref>
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 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Bilbao]] || [[San Mamés Stadium (2013)|San Mamés Stadium]] || 53,331
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-| {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Casablanca]] || [[Hassan II Stadium]] (New) || 115,000
+| {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Casablanca]] || [[Hassan II Stadium]] (new) || 115,000
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 | {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Fes]] || [[Fez Stadium]] || 45,000 (possible expansion to 55,800)
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 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Las Palmas]] || [[Estadio Gran Canaria]] || 32,392 (requires expansion beyond 40,000)
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+|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Lisbon]] || [[Estádio da Luz]] || 66,647 (possible expansion to 70,000)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lusa |first=Tiago Caeiro, Agência |title=Lotação do Estádio da Luz vai aumentar para 70 mil lugares, anunciou Rui Costa |url=https://observador.pt/2024/11/30/lotacao-do-estadio-da-luz-vai-aumentar-para-70-mil-lugares-anunciou-rui-costa/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Observador |language=pt-PT}}</ref>
-|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Lisbon]] || [[Estádio da Luz]] || 66,647
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+| [[Estádio José Alvalade]] || 50,095 (possible expansion to 52,095)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mais 2 mil lugares, lounges exclusivos e fecho do fosso confirmado: Sporting anuncia novidades em Alvalade |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/sporting/detalhe/mais-2-mil-lugares-lounges-exclusivos-e-fecho-do-fosso-confirmado-sporting-anuncia-novidades-em-alvalade |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.record.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref>
-| [[Estádio José Alvalade]] || 50,095
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 |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Madrid]] || [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] || 80,000
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 | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Porto]] || [[Estádio do Dragão]] || 50,033
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-| {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Rabat]] || [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]] || 65,000 (New)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://stadiumdb.com/designs/mar/stade_moulay_abdellah | website= stadiumdb.com| title=Stade Moulay Abdellah|access-date= 1 December 2024}}</ref>
+| {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Rabat]] || [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]] || 65,000 (new)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://stadiumdb.com/designs/mar/stade_moulay_abdellah | website= stadiumdb.com| title=Stade Moulay Abdellah|access-date= 1 December 2024}}</ref>
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 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[San Sebastián]] || [[Anoeta Stadium]] || 39,313 (requires expansion beyond 40,000)
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-|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Seville]] || [[Estadio de La Cartuja]] || 57,600 (possible expansion to 70,000-75,000)
+|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Seville]] || [[Estadio de La Cartuja]] || 57,600 (possible expansion to 70,000–75,000)
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 | {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Tangier]] || [[Ibn Batouta Stadium]] || 65,000 (possible expansion to 75,600)
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+| {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Asuncion]] || [[Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb]] || 46,000<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-12-13|title=Así será el ODD, el estadio que albergará el partido inaugural|url=https://d10.ultimahora.com/asi-sera-el-odd-el-estadio-que-albergara-el-partido-inaugural|website=D10|publisher=D10}}</ref>
-| {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Asunción]] || [[Estadio Nacional del Paraguay|New National Stadium]] (New) || 47,128
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 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires)|Estadio Monumental]] || 84,593

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Tournaments	Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea / Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 Canada / Mexico / United States 2026 Morocco / Portugal / Spain 2030¹ Saudi Arabia 2034
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