ASUNCION :The head of South America's soccer governing body Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguez, said on Wednesday that Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the first three matches of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.The tournament will mark the centennial of the World Cup, which was first played in Uruguay in 1930.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - CONMEBOL Annual Congress - CONMEBOL Headquarters, Luque, Paraguay - March 31, 2023 Conmebol president Alejandro Dominguez with Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia during the congress REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo/File PhotoASUNCION :The head of South America's soccer governing body Conmebol, Alejandro
Dominguez, said on Wednesday that Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the first three matches of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.After the inaugural matches in South America, the competition would relocate to Spain, Portugal and Morocco, where the remaining games would be played, according to the head of Paraguay's football association, Robert Harrison.
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