Morocco–Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid

2030 FIFA World Cup bid
Yalla Vamos 2030
يلا فاموس 2030
ⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰ ⴼⴰⵎⵓⵙ 2030
Bid logo
Tournament details
Host countries Spain
 Portugal
 Morocco
DatesJune–July 2030
Teams48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)20 stadiums in 17 cities

The Morocco–Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid, officially known as Yalla Vamos 2030, was a successful bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup by Morocco, Portugal and Spain.[1][2][3][4] The bid was first announced by the football federations of Portugal and Spain on 7 October 2020,[5] with Morocco joining on 14 March 2023. On 4 October 2023, Morocco, Portugal and Spain were chosen as the host countries for the 2030 FIFA World Cup over the South American bid, with Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay being selected to host three inaugural matches on the occasion of the centenary of the 1930 World Cup.[6] It will be ratified by the FIFA Congress on 11 December 2024.[7]

Background

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Spain has previously hosted the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982,[2] while Portugal and Morocco have never hosted the tournament. All three countries have hosted the finals of their continental tournaments once – Spain in 1964, Portugal in 2004 and Morocco in 1988.[8] Spain and Portugal had previously submitted an unsuccessful joint bid to host the FIFA World Cup in either 2018 or 2022.[9] FIFA's rules for rotating the tournament between continents made UEFA members, including the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) ineligible to bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[10]

The regulations for the 2030 World Cup bidding process were announced in the second quarter of 2022, with applications being accepted from June that year and the host to be officially selected at the 74th FIFA Congress in 2024.[3][11] With regulations remaining the same as those for the 2026 World Cup, football federations from Asia (AFC) and North America (CONCACAF) will be ineligible to host following the successful Qatar 2022 and United 2026 bids respectively.[3][11] The tournament will mark the centenary of the first FIFA World Cup which was hosted by Uruguay;[1] several other national football federations across Europe, South America and Africa have expressed interest in bidding to host the tournament.[3]

Announcement

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The FPF and RFEF jointly announced their intentions to bid for the tournament during a goalless friendly match between the two countries' national teams on 7 October 2020.[5] Before another goalless friendly between the two teams on 4 June 2021 (which also marked the centenary of Portugal's first international fixture, against Spain)[1] the agreement to jointly support a bid was formalised.[2] The respective presidents of the RFEF and FPF, Luis Rubiales and Fernando Gomes, ratified the agreement on behalf of their respective federations. Also in attendance to support the bid were King of Spain Felipe VI, President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa, as well as multiple government ministers and officials from both countries.[1][3]

Addition of Morocco as co-host

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On 5 October 2022, the FPF and RFEF held a joint press conference on their 2030 World Cup bid at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[12] RFEF president Rubiales and FPF president Gomes were joined by Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) president Andriy Pavelko, announcing that Ukraine would join the bid, despite the Russian invasion of the country. On 29 November, The Guardian reported that the Ukrainian part of the bid was "likely dead" after Pavelko was arrested on suspiscion of embezzelment.[13]

Independently of the Spain–Portugal bid, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced in mid-2018 that it would seek to host the tournament.[14][15][16][17] It was Morocco's sixth bid to host the FIFA World Cup, after unsuccessful attempts in 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2026.[18][19] On 14 March 2023, King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced that the country would instead join the Spain–Portugal bid as a co-host. Although the Royal Spanish Football Federation did not immediately confirm the addition, the prime ministers of Spain and Portugal both welcomed Morocco's decision to join the bid.[20][21] On 1 April 2023, the Kyiv Post reported that Spain and Portugal ultimately decided against going with Ukraine for the bid, "presumably" to avoid bringing attention to "Ukrainian corruption".[22]

On 27 September 2023, Morocco was selected as the host of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. On 4 October 2023, the FIFA Council unanimously approved Spain, Portugal and Morocco as the sole bids for the tournament.[23]

Major sports events hosting experiences

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Spain, Portugal and Morocco have all hosted various major sporting events, including:

Key people

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Presidents

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Ambassadors

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Venues

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On 14 July 2022, the Royal Spanish Football Federation unveiled a shortlist including 15 stadiums in Spain. It was decided 11 Spanish stadiums will be selected with three Portuguese ones for the Spain–Portugal 2030 FIFA World Cup bid but when Morocco joined the bid there is a possibility that Spain will select 6 or 7 stadiums.

On 22 June 2023, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa revealed the list of cities and stadiums that Morocco will present as part of the candidacy file to host the 2030 World Cup in a joint file with Spain and Portugal, as it was decided that 6 stadiums will be selected over 6 cities, of which 5 were previously built and will undergo a number of renovations.[25]

On 19 July 2024, the Royal Spanish Football Federation unveiled the 11 selected Spanish venues, discarding Vigo, Murcia, Gijón and Valencia.[26]

† denotes stadium used for previous men's World Cup tournament (Spain only)
⋆ planned stadiums to be built
+ stadiums that will undergo renovation
Spain Barcelona Spain Madrid Portugal Lisbon
Camp Nou † + RCDE Stadium Santiago Bernabéu † + Metropolitano Stadium Estádio da Luz[27] Estádio José Alvalade[27]
Capacity: 99,354

Expandable to: 105,000

Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 81,044 Capacity: 70,460 Capacity: 64,642 Capacity: 50,095
Spain San Sebastián
Morocco–Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid (Iberia)
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Spain-Portugal-Morocco 2030 venues (Morocco)
 Spain Seville
Anoeta La Cartuja
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 70,000
Spain Bilbao Portugal Porto
San Mamés Estádio do Dragão[27]
Capacity: 53,289 Capacity: 50,033
Spain La Coruña Spain Las Palmas
Riazor † + Estadio Gran Canaria +
Capacity: 32,660

Expandable to: 48,000

Capacity: 32,392

Expandable to: 44,682

Spain Málaga Spain Zaragoza
La Rosaleda † + La Romareda † +
Capacity: 30,044

Expandable to: 45,000

Capacity: 33,608

Expandable to: 42,500

Morocco Rabat Morocco Casablanca Morocco Tangier Morocco Agadir Morocco Marrakech Morocco Fes
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium + Hassan II Stadium * Ibn Batouta Stadium + Adrar Stadium + Marrakesh Stadium + Fez Stadium +
Capacity: 53,000

Expandable to: 69,500

Capacity: 115,000 Capacity: 65,000

Expandable to: 72,500

Capacity: 45,480

Expandable to: 55,000

Capacity: 45,240 Capacity: 45,000

Expandable to: 55,800

Marketing

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The bid slogan, "Yalla Vamos 2030", and visual identity was unveiled on 19 March 2024 at a press conference in Lisbon. This dynamic phrase featured prominently in the official logo of the 2030 World Cup bid, along with a vibrant depiction of the number 30 surrounding the football with the sun and the sea. Symbolizing the year of the tournament, the number was artfully incorporated with colors inspired by the flags of the three host countries. The bid is under the slogan: "Yalla Vamos 2030" meaning "Let's Go" in Arabic (Yalla), Portuguese and Spanish (Vamos), captures the essence of unity and excitement for the upcoming event. [28]

References

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  12. ^ "La RFEF y la Federación Portuguesa ofrecerán una rueda de prensa conjunta sobre su candidatura al Mundial 2030". RFEF.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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  23. ^ Palmer, Dan (4 October 2023). "Spain, Portugal and Morocco to host FIFA World Cup in 2030 with centenary matches in South America". Inside the Games.
  24. ^ a b c "Cristiano Ronaldo and Iniesta Ambassadors for The 2030 World Cup". www.beinsports.com/. 19 March 2024.
  25. ^ "المغرب يكشف قائمة المُدن والملاعب المرشحة لاحتضان كأس العالم 2030 منها الملعب الكبير للدار البيضاء الذي يتسع إلى 93 ألف متفرج". assahifa. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Spanish Venues and Sub-Venues for the FIFA World Cup 2030 Bid". 19 July 2024.
  27. ^ a b c "Portugal chooses venues for 2030 World Cup". www.thestadiumbusiness.com/. 20 March 2024.
  28. ^ "2030 FIFA World Cup slogan, visual identity of Morocco-Portugal-Spain bid unveiled". www.msn.com. 19 March 2024.
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