Ukraine, together with Spain and Portugal, will apply to host the 2030 World Cup. The Times writes that the parties have already agreed to organize matches of one of the groups on the territory of Ukraine.

We believe that the world football family will accept and support this initiative, said President of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales. I am convinced that our application is much better than before. Football is universal and if it can change people's lives, then it should be used for good.

The Spanish government approved the initiative, but the Portuguese are still silent. The application will certainly be supported by UEFA: in September, Aleksander 1win-ozbekiston.com Ceferin said that he wants to see the 2030 World Cup in Europe and called the presentation of Portugal and Spain the most attractive because of the excellent infrastructure. We talked about it. I think they should get this World Cup. UEFA will do everything to help the Spaniards and the Portuguese.

The final decision will be made at the FIFA Congress in 2024.

Who else claims the 2030 World Cup?

There are many who wish. By then, the tournament will have expanded to 48 participants, so countries are joining together for joint entries.

Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece.

Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia.

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Also think of joint application:

UK and Ireland.

Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.

Morocco plans to unite with Algeria and Tunisia.

Who is more likely to win the World Cup?

The most exotic union is considered the main competitor of the European bid: Saudi Arabia Egypt Greece. We analyzed their prospects in a separate text.

In short: the leaders of FIFA have long behaved like businessmen, and Gianni Infantino, the head of the organization, has good personal relations with the Saudis. In 2019, he even starred in a promotional video for the Saudi Ministry of Sports, after which he was criticized by human rights activists.

An obvious problem with the application is the principle of rotation of the continents (in 2022 the tournament will be held in Qatar, in 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico). Everyone understands that Saudi Arabia is the main sponsor of the joint project and plays a major role in it. Perhaps the situation will be saved by the plan to hold the final in Egypt, but so far the European application still looks preferable.