This Wednesday, October 4th, will take place South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has officially announced that the 2030 Spain-Portugal-Morocco World Cup will begin on our continent with the opening matches in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. South American football’s top organization confirmed the news as part of celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the World Cup, which will take place this year. As you remember, the first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.
“We believed in big things. The 2030 Centenary World Cup begins where it all began. Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches of the championship!”, published Alejandro Domínguez, President of Conmebol.
Against this background, the question arose as to whether the South American countries would be directly assigned to the highest global football event that will be held in 2030. Since these are opening venues, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are classified directly to this edition of the World Cup.
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However, in their attempt to take part in the World Cup, these countries will take three of the six and a half places corresponding to our continent, leaving the remaining seven countries fighting for the remaining three and a half places.
What did Robert Harrison say about Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay qualifying for the 2030 World Cup?
When asked about the issue, Paraguayan Robert Harrison, member of the Conmebol board, confirmed in a press conference that these teams had received a direct place in this edition’s World Cup.
“The 2030 World Cup originates in South America with the opening games in three countries: Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Paraguay. Then we continue to Spain, Portugal and Morocco, where we divide into groups. And in fact, all three associations are qualified,” Harrison said.