The announcement by Rafael Louzán, president of the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF), has cleared up on Monday, January 26, 2026, one of many largest mysteries within the worldwide sports activities scene.
Through the gala of the Madrid Sports activities Press Affiliation (APDM), the official categorically confirmed that Spain will host the ultimate of the 2030 World Cup. With the authority of somebody main the undertaking, Louzán put an finish to months of hypothesis and diplomatic tensions with Morocco, assuring that an important match in world soccer will return to Spanish soil 48 years after the 1982 match.
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“Spain has demonstrated organizational capability for a few years, will probably be the one to steer this 2030 World Cup and the ultimate will probably be held right here,” Louzán declared to the media. This assertion not solely strengthens the RFEF’s place in relation to its bid companions, Portugal and Morocco, but additionally addresses doubts that arose after the logistical issues noticed within the latest Africa Cup held in Morocco. For the Spanish federation, organizational management is not only a matter of status, however a assure of success for FIFA in an version of monumental logistical complexity.
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With the affirmation of the nationwide host, the good battle now begins for the stadium that may host the match. The Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid and the Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona emerge as the 2 undisputed candidates, each assembly the requirement of exceeding 80,000 seats. Whereas the Madrid venue has Louzán’s favor as a consequence of its location within the capital and its technological modernity, the Barcelona stadium boasts the next capability that may attain almost 105,000 spectators as soon as its full renovation is completed. The ultimate resolution, which can in the end fall to FIFA, guarantees to be probably the most intense debates of the approaching months.
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The 2030 World Cup is not going to be simply any match, however the “Centenary Cup.” Marking 100 years for the reason that first World Cup in Uruguay, the group is planning an unprecedented occasion that may start with commemorative matches in South America (Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay) earlier than shifting to the primary axis of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. Louzán has emphasised that Spain should stay as much as this historic milestone, working to make this “one of the best version in historical past,” making the most of the synergy between present infrastructures and the nation’s ardour for soccer.
The information has been enthusiastically acquired by the tourism and sports activities sectors, which see the ultimate as a golden alternative to undertaking the Spain model globally. Regardless of strain from Morocco, which is planning to construct a megastadium in Casablanca to compete for the glory, the RFEF has made a powerful assertion primarily based on authorized safety and technical expertise. With this announcement, the highway to 2030 takes a transparent course: on July 21 of that yr, the eyes of the world will probably be on a Spanish pitch to crown the brand new king of soccer.
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.
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