For the first time in history, the FIFA World Cup will be held on three continents. This was reported on the website of the International Football Federation (FIFA), writes “Lenta.Ru”.
The 2030 World Cup will be in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Morocco, Spain and Portugal. It is noted that the opening matches of the group stage of the tournament will be in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.
FIFA said it had decided to hold the World Cup in six countries to mark the centenary of the first tournament. They called the event unique and considered it a sign of the unification of peoples and continents.
2030 will mark one hundred years since the first football World Cup in history. In 1930 it was in Uruguay. The country that hosts the world championship became the champion.