South America backs Argentina/Uruguay bid to host 2030 World Cup
South American football's governing body CSF has backed a bid by Argentina and Uruguay to jointly stage the 2030 World Cup finals to commemorate the centenary of the first tournament that was also held in Uruguay.
The CSF announced its support for the initiative in a statement issued after an executive committee meeting on Wednesday at its headquarters in the Paraguayan capital.
Olympic champions Uruguay beat neighbours Argentina 4-2 in the first World Cup final in 1930 at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo.
Next year's World Cup will be held in South Africa, while Brazil will host the 2014 tournament.
FIFA is evaluating bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments with a decision due in December 2010. With those likely to go to Europe and one of Asia and North America, South America's unofficial turn would be due to come back around by 2030 based on FIFA loose rotation policy.
Other World Cups held on South American soil include Brazil 1950, Chile 1962 and Argentina 1978, all of which were won by South American nations.
Uruguay holds two World Cups, 1930 and 1950, while Argentina, 1978 and 1986.
2 comments
Note: Comments do not reflect MercoPress’ opinions. They are the personal view of our users. We wish to keep this as open and unregulated as possible. However, rude or foul language, discriminative comments (based on ethnicity, religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation or the sort), spamming or any other offensive or inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated. Please report any inadequate posts to the editor. Comments must be in English. Thank you.
Commenting for this story is now closed.
If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page!