The president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), Alejandro Domínguez, announced this Wednesday that Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will host the opening matches of the 2030 World Cupwhen the centenary of this global football event is celebrated. “We believed in Big. The 2030 Centennial World Cup begins where it all began. “Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches of the #MundialCentenario”he wrote on his account on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Regarding the announcement by the boss of South American football, many were left with doubts about the direct classification of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay for being the inaugural venues. For some, they already had a guaranteed place in the 2030 World Cup. For others, they had to compete in the South American Qualifiers anyway.
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Along these lines, Paraguayan Robert Harrison, member of the board of directors of Conmebol, clarified that the teams of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are already classified by exercising home field. They will start at home and then continue their participation in Europe.
“The 2030 World Cup originates in South America with the inaugural games in the three countries, Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Paraguay. Then it moves to Spain, Portugal and Morocco, where we fall into groups. And in fact the three federations are classified,” Harrison explained at a press conference.