These are the 15 Spanish stadiums that aspire to host the 2030 World Cup

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The president of Conmebol announced that Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will host the opening matches; Afterwards the tournament will move to Spain and its bidding partners

The world Cup 2030 will be played in Spain, Portugal and Moroccoalthough Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will host the opening matches. In Spain, fifteen stadiums aspire to become the venue for the championship. In 2022, the Real spanish soccer federation announced the 15 candidates. Fields that are being evaluated. It will be the first time that it is held on three continents. The cities that will host the stadiums will be known throughout 2024.

bleated in VigoRiazor in To CoruñaEl Molinón in GijonSan Mamés in BilbaoAnoeta in Saint SebastianLa Romareda in Saragossathe new Camp Nou and RCDE Stadium in BarcelonaNew Mestalla in ValenciaSantiago Bernabéu and Metropolitano in MadridLa Cartuja in SevilleThe Rose Garden in MalagaNew Condominium in Murcia and Gran Canaria in The Palms They are the candidates. The headquarters will come from these cities, in principle 11.

The list was announced in the summer of 2022 after a meeting held at the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas by representatives of the Government and the regional governments, town councils and clubs from the fields that wish to host any of the matches in the event. which will be celebrated in eight years.

Reforms

However, many of them will have to undertake profound reforms for FIFA to approve them as venues. One of the fundamental requirements is to have a minimum capacity of 40,000 spectators, something that only seven of those 15 stadiums currently meet.

Balaídos, Riazor, El Molinón, La Romareda, La Rosaleda, La Condomina and Gran Canaria would need renovations of different sizes to complete the process and it is most likely that the final four discards will emerge from these seven. Special mention deserves the New Mestalla, whose construction has not yet been reactivated, or the Camp Nou itself, also with major work pending.

Among the absent stadiums, the Martínez Valero of ElcheRico Pérez of Alicantethe New Zorrilla of ValladolidCarlos Tartiere of Oviedo and the Sánchez-Pizjuán and the Benito Villamarín of Sevillea city that bets everything on La Cartuja, the recurring headquarters of the Spanish team in recent years.

The candidacy will be completed with the stadiums that Portugal puts on the table. The two from Lisbon (A Luz and José Alvalade) and O Dragao from Porto They seem to be the clearest candidates and the only ones that currently meet the minimum capacity requirements.

When will the World Cup be held?

The dates on which the World Cup will be held are yet to be determined. The 2026 edition that will be held in the US, Mexico and Canada will begin on July 19, so it may be an indicative date. It should be remembered that FIFA usually grants the host country, before the World Cup, a preparation tournament. This is the case, for example, of the Club World Cup.



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