| Tourney Name: | FIFA World Cup |
| Year: | 2030 |
| Other Titles: | Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2030 Coupe du Monde FIFA 2030 2030 كَأْسُ الْعَالَم لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم Campeonato do Mundo da FIFA de 2030 ⴰⴽⵔⵡⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵜⵡⵊⵊⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵕ 2030 FIFA Tembiesarái Yvypavẽ 2030 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Country2: | Morocco |
| Country3: | Portugal |
| Dates: | 8 June (in)– 21 July[1] |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Num Teams: | 48 |
| Venues: | 20 (including centenary match hosts) |
| Cities: | 20 |
| Prevseason: | 2026 |
| Nextseason: | 2034 |
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be the 24th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The 2030 World Cup will mark the centennial World Cup competition.
For the first time, three countries from two continents will host the competition, with Spain, Morocco, and Portugal as host nations. Additionally, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the FIFA World Cup, in particular the first World Cup in Uruguay. The first game, alongside a special centenary celebration, will be held in the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. The second and third games will be held in Argentina and Paraguay, respectively. The rest of the games will be held in Spain, Morocco and Portugal.[2]
This will be the first ever World Cup held in North Africa and the first World Cup held in the whole of Africa since 2010, in South America since 2014, as well as in Europe since 2018. In terms of the countries, this will be the first World Cup held in Morocco, Portugal, and Paraguay, the first held in Uruguay since the inaugural tournament, the first to take place in Argentina since 1978, and the first to be held in Spain since 1982.
See main article: 2030 FIFA World Cup bids, Morocco–Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid and Uruguay–Argentina–Chile–Paraguay 2030 FIFA World Cup bid. FIFA launched the bidding process in 2022.[3] [4]
As hosts of the 2022 and 2026 editions respectively, the 2030 FIFA World Cup cannot be hosted by a member of the Asian AFC or the North American CONCACAF.[5] [6]
The 2030 FIFA World Cup has already been met with backlash from fans, football officials, and environmental groups with them noting the large distance between South America and Europe would require considerable plane travel, which would increase the carbon footprint and negate FIFA's carbon neutral plans. They have also noted the issues for fans of teams who would get drawn with Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as well as the short amount of rest for players once those teams travel back to the main hosts in Iberia and Morocco. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter warned that the number of hosts that the 2030 FIFA World Cup would cause the tournament to "lose its identity". Others have noted that with the FIFA rotation system, CONCACAF (which will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup), CONMEBOL, UEFA, and CAF would be unable to bid, leaving 2034 open only for the AFC and OFC, which has led to accusations that FIFA intentionally selected these countries, especially those in CONMEBOL region, to ensure that Saudi Arabia, an AFC member with major human rights controversies, would win their bid unopposed.[7] [8]
Prior to the finalizing of the bid book on 31 July, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced its proposed 11 stadiums from 9 cities to host matches. They had also proposed two more stadiums; Nou Mestalla in Valencia, and Balaídos in Vigo, but the addition of the two may exceed FIFA's limit of 20 stadiums. [9] The host city list was finalized 12 days later, including 6 stadia in 6 cities from Morocco, 3 stadia in 2 cities from Portugal, joining 9 stadia in 9 cities from Spain, for a total of 17 cities.[10]
| City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34,889 (requires expansion beyond 40,000) | |||
| 45,480 (possible expansion to 46,000) | |||
| 105,000 | |||
| 40,000 | |||
| 53,331 | |||
| Hassan II Stadium (New) | 115,000 | ||
| 45,000 (possible expansion to 55,800) | |||
| 32,392 (requires expansion beyond 40,000) | |||
| 64,642 | |||
| 50,095 | |||
| 80,000 | |||
| 70,460 | |||
| 30,044 (requires expansion beyond 40,000) | |||
| 45,240 | |||
| 50,033 | |||
| 53,000 (possible expansion to 68,700) | |||
| 39,313 (requires expansion beyond 40,000) | |||
| 57,600 (possible expansion to 70,000-75,000) | |||
| 65,000 (possible expansion to 75,600) | |||
| 42,500 (after expansion) |
Three South American cities were also selected in the bid book to host centenary matches.[11]
| City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41,186 | |||
| New National Stadium (New) | 47,128 | ||
| 84,593 | |||
| 62,782 |
All six host nations will qualify for the World Cup.[2] [12] [13]