Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay make joint 2030 World Cup bid. South American nations to compete against joint bid by Spain, Portugal and Ukraine to host tournament in its 100th year.
On 5 October 2022, it was announced that Ukraine would join the co-host bid with Spain and Portugal. The bid was endorsed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine. It was expected that if the bid was successful, Ukraine would host some of the group stage games.
Football Australia could bid to host a revamped Club World Cup competition in 2029 that would see the best football clubs face off on local shores for the first time. That's in addition to plans to potentially have Australia hosting the men's World Cup in 2034, possibly with New Zealand and a third nation, from Asia.
Last October, Spain and Portugal were joined in their longstanding European candidacy by Ukraine, which is not likely to remain in the bid. Morocco will join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
Ghana. Ghana is planning an ambitious-bid to stage the 2038 FIFA World Cup as part of its 40-year national development plan, developed by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). The Director-General of the NDPC, Dr.
Tapping into that historical element, Uruguay wants to bring the World Cup back for 2030, although this time it has been required to enlist the support of neighbours Chile, Paraguay and the holders of the trophy Argentina with the tournament set to feature a whopping 48 teams.
Saudi Arabia have withdrawn thier bid
According to reports, Saudi Arabia have withdrawn their ambition of jointly hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2030. According to Spanish journalist Jose Felix Diaz, they have abandoned their plans to jointly organise the international competition in 2030.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Monday that he was certain Spain and Portugal will host the 2030 World Cup. The two countries signed an agreement in 2020 to push ahead with a joint bid to host the tournament and made it official in June.
FIFA Announces 16 Cities To Host 2026 FIFA World Cup Across The USA, Mexico And Canada. NEW YORK (June 16, 2022) – FIFA announced 16 host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup today at a live event in New York City, selecting 11 cities in the United States, three cities in Mexico and two cities in Canada.
To be awarded the host status, a nation must receive a majority vote. For example, if two nations remained in the bid shortlist, the nation that receives more than 50% of the FIFA Congress votes would be determined as the future host.
In 2026, 48 teams take part in the World Cup -- 45 qualifying nations plus the three host countries. It's been confirmed that, as hosts, United States, Mexico and Canada won't have to go through the North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualifying competition.
and Ireland to host in 2028. is in and is likely to be unopposed.
FIFA have announced than an expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup will be played in the USA in 2025.
Why is the 2026 World Cup between three countries? The soccer federations of the U.S., Canada and Mexico agreed to submit a joint bid to FIFA to host the competition. The bid won in 2018, with a majority of FIFA's congress voting to grant rights to the three nations.
As well as being used for sportswashing, investing in football can also buy influence and prestige around the world and project soft power. Saudi Arabia is expected to bid to host the World Cup in 2030 together with Greece and Egypt.
Host Country 2023: Indonesia
Indonesia will make its debut at the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ in style by hosting the 20th edition of the tournament, in an event that will demonstrate the country's passion and spirit on the world stage.
On August 31, 2022, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that six CONCACAF teams will qualify for the World Cup, with Canada, Mexico, and the United States automatically qualifying as hosts. This was confirmed by the FIFA Council on February 14, 2023.
Since 1998, there have been a total of 32 national teams represented in each World Cup. This will again be the case in Qatar in 2022. Moving forward, even more teams will have the opportunity to experience soccer's biggest tournament.
Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina.
European and South American countries had historical roots in the World Cup and performed better in the tournament, so organizers made room for more teams from those continents. But because Europe and South America got more slots, other continents had fewer chances to break out.
The Club World Cup will take place in June-July 2025. The U.S. was chosen as host during an online meeting of the FIFA Council. FIFA praised "the United States' position as a proven leader in staging global events and because it would allow FIFA to maximize synergies with the delivery" of the 2026 tournament.
Eventual replacement. Since the base of the trophy only has space for new engravings to be made up until the 2038 World Cup, a new trophy will eventually be made for the 2042 World Cup.
The tournament will be played in the United States from June to July 2025.