Administrator Stan Posted June 4, 2021 Administrator Share Posted June 4, 2021 Spain and Portugal enter the chat. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57365725 Quote Spain and Portugal will make a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. A symbolic ceremony was held before the nations played a Euro 2020 warm-up at Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium. Spain's King Felipe VI and Portugal president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa were present as each nation's prime minister signed an agreement to support the bid. Both teams wore T-shirts bearing 'Vamos 2030' before the friendly in Madrid, which marks the centenary of Portugal's first international. "The governments of Spain and Portugal wish to express their desire and commitment to host the 2030 World Cup," the agreement said. Fernando Gomes, president of the Portuguese Football Federation, and his Spanish counterpart Luis Rubiales, ratified an agreement signed last October to promote a joint bid. "A message to the [other] national federations: if you give us your trust, when you come to our countries you are going to find an unforgettable experience," Rubiales said on Friday. The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar while Canada, Mexico and the USA will be joint hosts in 2026. Fifa plans to select the 2030 host in 2024. Spain and Portugal could face competition from other joint bids under discussion: one from the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and one from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile, aimed to coincide with the centenary of the first World Cup in Uruguay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Joint bids seem the only way to host this ever expanding tournament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Chris Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 On 05/06/2021 at 01:04, Machado said: Yes please I'd be up for that one if I'm still even alive then. A month in Spain/Portugal. It'd be better than having it in England, better countries to be in in the summer and only a short flight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 For 2026, they required 14 stadiums with a minimum of 40k capacity. So there's probably a couple of expansion/renovations required to meet it. Spain: Barcelona - Nou Camp / RCDE Stadium Madrid - Santiago Bernabéu / Metropolitano Stadium Seville - Benito Villamarín / Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Basque County - San Mamés / Anoeta Valencia - Nou Mestalla (If it ever gets built) / Martínez Valero (Expansion / renovation) Portugal: Lisbon - Estádio da Luz / Estádio Jose Alvalade Porto / Aveiro - Estádio do Dragão / Estádio Municipal de Aveiro (Expansion / renovation) Only thing is that FIFA / UEFA typically don't like multiple stadiums within the same cities, but it's not exactly something they'd be able to argue with these competitions getting bigger and bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Who the hell would want to host the 2026 onwards format anyway, it's an absolute mess? I guess 2034 is the earliest we'll go back to common sense now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrator Stan Posted July 12, 2021 Administrator Share Posted July 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, ScoRoss said: Fair. Security needs to be improved on the best of days, anyway. Have different ticket points/checks instead of all at the concourse entrance/turnstile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 This Euro makes think that one stadium/city hosting all of the semis and final is okay but bet FIFA won't ever allow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalsfan Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 There's no way in hell 2030 is coming to the UK after last night, Giannio Infantino was at Wembley (despite being in Brazil last night) so will be aware of the issues both in the stadium and across the country last night. The ticketless fans barging into Wembley will be a big concern, although as many will tell you Wembley has some awful security compared to most league clubs maybe the answer is to use a league club stadium for the finals if we host the World Cup. But not using Wembley would be a bold move. I imagine the argument used by UEFA whenever the UK bids for the next few decades will be 'you were sort of main hosts in 2020' and FIFA will use the security issues, we've been set up good and proper here. Which is a same as we have some amazing infrastructure and stadiums to host a tournament. I reckon Spain/Portugal could get 2030. Confirmed Morocco +? (Algeria/Tunisia/Egypt) - This is probably the most serious North African bid there's ever been, but question marks over lack of ready made infrastructure and travel between cities for fans/players etc remain quite clearly. FIFA may also decide that the 2022 Qatar event ticks the MENA box for the foreseeable future. Romania/Greece/Bulgaria/Serbia - Given the ball-aching about travelling at Euro 2020, and the very real possibility of the same at the World Cup 2026 FIFA may be hesitant to go with this. The Bulgarian reputation for football hooliganism and racism issues, shared with some of Eastern European countries, for whom this would be an easy tournament to get to might be a factor against it as well. Russia 2018 may be counted as an Eastern European tournament in FIFA's books, which means some desire to go to other continents first might damage this bid. Uruguay/Argentina/Paraguay/Chile - Memories of Brazil 2014 will likely be written across many in FIFA's mind on this ones, always makes me laugh when the Euros are criticised for disorder when the South American tournaments can lead to people dying in arguments between fans, however if they want to go back to South America this is probably a far better bid than the potential Columbia and friends one, concerns from 2014 about heat and travel may well resurface. And of course Uruguay hosted the first world cup, so their inclusion would be symbolic. Spain/Portugal (Iberia) - By far the best of the 4 confirmed bids in my opinion. The World Cup hasn't been to Western Europe since 2006, which given that part of the world is one of footballs most prominent seems a bit long in my opinion. Spain are capable of hosting a big tournament like this, as are Portugal - huge existing infrastructure to enable people to travel between stadiums and a large number of existing stadiums in both countries. Both nations regular hosting big domestic matches. Russia 2018 being counted as a European tournament could harm the bid though. Unconfirmed Colombia / Ecuador / Peru - Unfortunately with current issues in Colombia FIFA are probably going to be reluctant to award the cup out there in case things deteriorate over the next few years. They are of course a nation that is technically still at war, although the conflict is low level, it's been going on for over a 100 years and there's a very real risk a influx of foreign fans could kick the situation off again, or some foreigners will not be keen to go to Columbia, causing revenue issues for FIFA. South Korea +? (North Korea + China + Japan) - With out more information on exactly which countries are in this bid it's almost impossible to work out what the viability of this one is. Given the corruption scandal about Qatar, I can't imagine the new leadership at FIFA are in any great hurry to grant North Korea the 2030 World Cup, mainly due to the optics and complications for foreign fans - and let's be honest the idea of a joint Korean bid with the increased tensions in the region. South Korea/Japan might well be the best possible option for a bid, the infrastructure exists - the countries have held a world cup before and know how to do big sporting occasions. However as FIFA have already said they are interested to see if there will be a China bid for 2030 it seems that could well end up being the best option for Korea to join with, concerns over excessive travel and 'sportswashing' would surely be forefront at a China world cup, but the 2008 Olympics showed most people seem willing to ignore that all once the event starts. Depending on how frosty relations are a western boycott could be on the cards, although Russia 2018 seems to have cemented they don't really happen anymore. Saudi Arabia - I mean if FIFA want to basically confirm they're corrupt to a world that everybody all know's it in, this might be top of the list. Qatar in 2022 and similar issues around holding a tournament in this part of the world probably make this a non-starter, and sports washing comes to the forefront again. Cameroon / Egypt - There may be some desire for FIFA to go back to Africa but so far this bid seems to have pretty much nothing going for it. Egypt had to step in and take over from Cameroon at the 2019 Cup of Nations, so you're probably looking at a sole bid from Egypt now, and that keeps issues about heat at the forefront of the discussion, it would be a quick return to the middle east after Qatar as well which probably wouldn't go with a European contingent waiting for 24 years for a tournament in Western Europe. England / Wales / Scotland / Northern Ireland + Ireland - This is probably the most realistic bid to come out of the United Kingdom in a generation but it clearly has issue. The hosting of the finals in Wembley at the recent Euros hasn't been the smoothest in history, but it's also not been the worse in history either. People getting into a major tournament final with no tickets is not the sort of security breach you want to have in front a FIFA president who's partially there to assess what the stadium and country is like with one of eye on the 2030 bid. Infrastructure wise the UK is pretty solid, we've got a huge number of stadiums that meet FIFA requirements within a short distance of each other, similarly a bit of hooliganism will be inevitable at a tournament hosted in the UK these days, it's the level that FIFA would be concerned about - will it become the story of the tournament beyond the football in a similar vein to Euro 2016? I'd really love to see a World Cup held in the UK in my lifetime, but I'm not sure the 2030 bid is necessarily better than the Spanish bid, that said the UK government seem bloody keen on it for the first time in a long time so maybe more effort will be put in but it doesn't detract from the clear issues on display around London in particular hosting a tournament. Edit: Plus, 50 arrests and 19 police injured ain't going to look to good on the application is it!! It seems like if a single bid comes from Europe and China don't bid, it's nailed on - it shows FIFA have changed and aren't just listening to the money, so hopefully UEFA can smash the heads of European nations together, but I can't see the UK or Greece backing down in Spain's favour here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 If China are willing to bid for it they will get it. Every league, team and representative in football seems to be obsessed with tapping in to their fan base. Providing they don't, I don't think our chances are as dead as they're exaggerated to be in the immediate aftermath of those scenes. Cerefin mentioned he wants all European World Cup and will no doubt back the Spain/Portugal bid (albeit I think they're better off adding Morocco). The hooliganism stick they'll beat us with will be just as big as the stick we beat back with Spain's serious issues over tackling racism. Plus we have Ireland who are loved across the world. Hopefully the talks about 'what went wrong' at Wembley will be constructive as opposed to political point scoring we see 90% of the time and we can ensure nothing like that ever happens again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted July 16, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted July 16, 2021 The UK is probably overdue the hosting of a tournament but we did just get the showpiece latter stages of Euro 2020 and England and Scotland at least had home advantage for a lot of their games. China is incredibly unappealing just because of their government and human rights issues that are well-documented. Any country that hosts it in the actual summer would be a step up from Qatar though. Having it in England would be brilliant, but the fact that it's 2030 makes me sad that I'll be 37 by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Algeria, Egypt are HUGE countries, too much travel but I like the idea of a pan-Arab world cup in countries that do have a footballing history. Portugal, Morocco are nice but they don't seem able to cope with it infrastructure wise. South America shouldn't host it as El Professor is vocal about it. A white elephant Host it in Spain or England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Don't fancy it being hosted in Egypt and then half the games being moved to another continent in the form of Africa for Algeria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 It would only be 40 years since they hosted a World Cup, so Spain and England / UK bid would easily trump them. Not to mention that the other countries could easily host it tomorrow. Italy would need a lot of new builds / renovations. Would be far better concentrating on hosting the Euros and would have much less competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 UK and Éire pull out of the running. Focusing on Euro 2028 bid instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Spain have announced what stadiums they would be using for their bid. Gran Canaria seems a strange choice, would have thought Mallorca would have had a better chance for using one of the islands. And the use of La Cartuja in Seville instead of the other two superior stadiums in the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Conmebol launches its official bid with a joint Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 World Cup has become a white elephant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted October 5, 2022 Administrator Share Posted October 5, 2022 Ukraine has joined the Spain/Portugal joint bid for 2030 World Cup... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63141352 Quote Ukraine has joined Spain and Portugal's bid to host the 2030 Fifa World Cup. Representatives of the Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian football associations confirmed their plans at Uefa's headquarters on Wednesday. Ukraine was invaded by Russia in February and the war has continued since then with thousands of troops and civilians killed and major cities suffering significant destruction. Spain and Portugal originally announced a joint bid in June 2021. "Our bid is not an Iberian bid any more, it's a European bid," Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish federation (RFEF), said. "I'm convinced that now our bid is much better than before. Football is universal and if it is capable of changing the life of people in so many ways it should also be used for doing good." The three-way partnership has "unconditional support" from Uefa, European football's governing body, according to a statement by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). "The example of tenacity and resilience set by the Ukrainian people is inspiring," the FPF said. "This proposal aims to contribute through the power of football to the recovery of a country undergoing reconstruction." FPF president Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva said: "We are convinced that by 2030 we will have peace in Europe and that Ukraine will be able to host it in the best way possible." The Spain, Portugal and Ukraine bid will compete against a joint South American proposal from Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile, as well as a collaboration between Egypt, Greece and Saudi Arabia. The RFEF said the addition of Ukraine to the bid would not lead to any changes to the planned 11 venues in Spain and three in Portugal. Plenty of issues around this particular addition to the joint Iberian bid. Will it be safe to host a World Cup by then? Will it be logistically possible?! Other than that, I had no idea Egypt/Greece/Saudi Arabia were also jointly bidding for it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Since regions are now hosting World Cups, regions should play it too. I mean if Salah, Mahrez, Ziyech, El Neny, Slimani all play for a North African joint team they have a good shout for a podium finish. Same with West African players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnersaurus Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I dont really understand the geography logic of a joint bid between spain Portugal and ukraine. Ukraine is on the other side of europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 On 05/10/2022 at 16:00, Stan said: Ukraine has joined the Spain/Portugal joint bid for 2030 World Cup... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63141352 Plenty of issues around this particular addition to the joint Iberian bid. Will it be safe to host a World Cup by then? Will it be logistically possible?! Other than that, I had no idea Egypt/Greece/Saudi Arabia were also jointly bidding for it . Seems a very snide way of getting more votes from the Spain / Portugal bid. Just the very thing to gain popularity to just throw Ukraine in there. (Although nothing will be as bad as the Brewdog special Ukraine beer...) I'm accepting of the point of having multiple countries are going to have to be involved in hosting World Cups / European Championships from now on, because of the size of the competition. But at some point they need to make geographic sense. And this is about as ridiculous as it's getting, the previous best being the Argentina/ Uruguay bid with Columbia tacked on for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted February 8, 2023 Administrator Share Posted February 8, 2023 Argentina, Chile, Paraguay & Uruguay submit official bid for 2030 World Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64562518 Quote Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have officially submitted their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup - 100 years after the inaugural tournament was held in Montevideo. The four South American nations have called for the World Cup to return to "where football was born". They will compete with a joint bid from Spain and Portugal, and possible bids from Morocco and Saudi Arabia. The United States, Canada and Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup. "The 2030 World Cup is not just another World Cup, it deserves a celebration with recognition for 100 years," said Alejandro Dominguez,South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) president. "We are convinced that Fifa has an obligation to honour the memory of those who came before us and believed in greatness and made the first World Cup," he added. Two-time winners Uruguay won the first World Cup as hosts when it was held in the country's capital Montevideo in 1930. Argentina, the 1978 hosts, were crowned world champions for a third time at Qatar in 2022. Chile also previously hosted in 1962. Argentine Football Association (Afa) president Claudio Tapia said: "As world champions, we carry out this launch, which is the dream of all South Americans - not only on the centenary of the first edition, but because of the passion with which we live football." Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez also said on Twitter that neighbouring Bolivia will be asked to join "this dream". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 08/02/2023 at 01:04, Stan said: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay & Uruguay submit official bid for 2030 World Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64562518 First thing Albert Fernandez does is invite Bolivia to also host!!! The left in South America are shockingly unified, but I will admit seeing Mbappe drown in La Paz would be funny as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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