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Málaga has pulled out of being a host city for the 2030 FIFA World Cup after a meeting with city and fans of the local soccer club. La Rosaleda, Málaga’s stadium, has a capacity of 30,000 and would have neeeded a major redevelopment project to expand its capacity to 45,000. Such a project would have […]
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Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup while a six-country, three-continent bid to host the 2030 World Cup was also approved on Wednesday by acclimation rather than an actual vote during an online meeting organized by FIFA in Zurich. Having two editions of one of the world’s largest sporting events approved by acclimation […]
Continue ReadingFIFA approved the quality of Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup in a 110-page evaluation Saturday that noted higher risks related to human rights in the oil-rich kingdom. FIFA’s in-house inspection team noted Saudi Arabia must invest “significant effort and time” to fulfill promises for the tournament that comply with international standards, […]
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On a week in which one of the country’s brightest stars picked up one of the biggest individual awards in world soccer, Spain football legend Andres Iniesta has joined the 2030 FIFA World Cup combined bid as an ambassador upon his retirement this month. “Supporting this bid as an Ambassador was an easy choice for […]
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As the European Championships finish group play on Wednesday and move to this weekend’s start of knockout round action, one legendary player is high on his home country’s chances of glory in Germany – Portugal’s Luis Figo. “Portugal has a strong team at the moment, with a good balance between very experienced players and the […]
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The combined bid of Morocco, Portugal and Spain have released advanced plans for hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which would be the first time the men’s event is held on two continents. Senior representatives of the Bid Committee provided insight on the bid at a media event held at the headquarters of the Portuguese […]
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Qatar Airways has been renewed as the airline sponsor for the men’s World Cup in 2026 in North America and the 2030 tournament expected to be in Europe, Africa and South America, FIFA said, extending its original two-tournament deal that started with the 2018 event in Russia. The value of the new Qatar Airways deal […]
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With the bidding process officially launched by FIFA (and a decision already made), the presidents for the football associations of Morocco, Portugal and Spain met over the weekend to launch the official bid application. The next step after the initial meetings would be to submit the bid agreement to FIFA by the end of November. […]
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The presidents of the Federations of Morocco, Portugal and Spain met in Lisbon on Wednesday as part of the joint bid for the 2030 World Cup that FIFA announced earlier in October. The leaders of the three federations — Fernando Gomes of the Portugese Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and […]
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FIFA will have the 2030 World Cup in three continents and six countries after the unprecedented announcement of having Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay each host one game before the rest of the tournament heads to Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The FIFA Council made the announcement on Wednesday. The decision splits the difference between what were […]
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