# 2030 FIFA World Cup

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.
For the first time, three countries from two continents will host the competition, with Morocco, Portugal, and Spain as host nations. Additionally, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay will host 3 games, commemorating 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 Buenos Aires, Argentina and Asunción, Paraguay, respectively. The rest of the games will be held in Spain, Morocco and Portugal.
This will be the first World Cup held in North Africa as well as anywhere in 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; Uruguay since the inaugural tournament in 1930; Argentina since 1978; Spain since 1982.

## Format and expansion

In March 2025, it was reported that FIFA was considering an one-off expansion to 64 teams for the tournament to honour the centennial anniversary of the FIFA World Cup.

## Host selection

FIFA launched the bidding process in 2022. Having hosted the 2022 and 2026 editions, members of AFC and CONCACAF cannot host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
On 11 December 2024, FIFA confirmed that the 2030 World Cup will be jointly hosted by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. This announcement was made alongside the decision to award the 2034 tournament to Saudi Arabia during an Extraordinary FIFA Congress meeting.
2024 Extraordinary FIFA Congress 11 December 2024 – Zürich, Switzerland :
| Nation | Round 1 |
| Morocco, Spain, Portugal | Acclamation |

### Concerns

Fans, football officials, and environmental groups have responded to the selection of hosts for the 2030 World Cup by noting that travel between South America and Europe will expend considerable resources. They have also noted the issues for fans of teams that will play in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as well as the short amount of rest for players once they return to the main match sites in Iberia and Morocco. With the FIFA rotation system, CONCACAF (which will host the 2026 World Cup), CONMEBOL, UEFA, and CAF would be unable to bid, leaving 2034 open only for the AFC and OFC, leading to accusations that FIFA intentionally selected these countries, especially those in the CONMEBOL region, to ensure that Saudi Arabia, an AFC member with major human rights controversies, would win its bid unopposed.

## Potential venues

* Morocco
* 1 Agadir
* 2 Casablanca
* 3 Fes
* 4 Marrakech
* 5 Rabat
* 6 Tangier
* Portugal
* 7 Lisbon
* 8 Porto
* Spain
* 9 A Coruña
* 10 Barcelona
* 11 Bilbao
* 12 Las Palmas
* 13 Madrid
* 14 Málaga
* 15 San Sebastián
* 16 Seville
* 17 Zaragoza
* Paraguay
* 1 Asunción
* Argentina
* 2 Buenos Aires
* Uruguay
* 3 Montevideo
Before finalizing the bid book on 31 July 2024, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced its proposed 11 stadiums from 9 cities to host matches. The federation had also proposed two more stadiums, Nou Mestalla in Valencia, and Balaídos in Vigo, but their inclusion would have exceeded FIFA's maximum of twenty stadiums. The host city list was finalized 12 days later. It includes six stadiums in six cities in Morocco, three stadiums in two cities in Portugal, and eleven stadiums in nine cities in Spain, for a total of twenty stadiums in seventeen cities.
List of candidate host cities :
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
| A Coruña | Estadio Riazor | 32,940 (expanded to 48,015) |
| Agadir | Adrar Stadium | 45,480 (expanded up to 70,000) |
| Barcelona | Camp Nou | 105,000 |
| Barcelona | RCDE Stadium | 40,000 |
| Bilbao | San Mamés Stadium | 53,331 |
| Casablanca | Hassan II Stadium (new) | 115,000 |
| Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 (possible expansion to 55,800) |
| Las Palmas | Estadio Gran Canaria | 32,392 (expanded to 44,500) |
| Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 64,642 (possible expansion to 70,000) |
| Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 50,095 (possible expansion to 52,095) |
| Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | 78,297 |
| Madrid | Metropolitano Stadium | 70,692 |
| Málaga | La Rosaleda Stadium | 30,044 (expanded to 45,000) |
| Marrakech | Marrakesh Stadium | 45,240 (expanded to 45,860) |
| Porto | Estádio do Dragão | 50,033 |
| Rabat | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (New) | 68,700 |
| San Sebastián | Anoeta Stadium | 39,313 (expanded to 42,300) |
| Seville | Estadio de La Cartuja | 57,600 (expanded to 70,000–75,000) |
| Tangier | Ibn Batouta Stadium | 65,000 (expanded to 75,600) |
| Zaragoza | La Romareda | 33,608 (expanded to 42,500) |
Three South American cities were also selected in the bid book to host centenary matches.
List of candidate host cities :
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Asuncion | Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb | 46,000 |
| Buenos Aires | Estadio Monumental | 84,567 |
| Montevideo | Estadio Centenario | 60,235 |

## Teams
### Qualification

All six host nations will qualify for the World Cup.
* Morocco (co-host)
* Argentina (anniversary match co-host)
* Paraguay (anniversary match co-host)
* Uruguay (anniversary match co-host)
* Portugal (co-host)
* Spain (co-host)

## Broadcasting

* Croatia – HRT
* Czech Republic – ČT, TV Nova
* Europe – EBU
* France – M6
* Hungary – MTVA
* Netherlands – NOS
* South Korea - JTBC
* United Kingdom – BBC, ITV