Fernando Gomes and Luís Rubiales participated in the meeting
that followed up the candidacy project for the 2030 World Cup, which they have
been working on for several months.
In addition to the two presidents, the project teams of the
two federations participated in the meeting in which “different aspects of the
candidacy that is still under construction” were outlined, explains the
Portuguese Football Federation.
The joint bid of Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 World
Cup will be the only European bid for the competition, after the UK withdrew to
focus on organising the 2028 European Championship, together with to Ireland.
However, the Iberian candidacy will have competition from at
least four South American countries, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Qatar will host the World Cup this year, followed by Canada,
the United States and Mexico in 2026, and in addition to the Iberian and South
American bids, there is also a proposal on the table from Morocco, in Africa.