2023-10-28 05:26:39
In a transcendental meeting for the history of South American football, the presidents of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, and of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, met this afternoon at the presidential residence of Suárez y Reyes in Montevideo, in the company of the Uruguayan president, Luis Lacalle Pouto discuss the organization of the World Cup 2030whose first matches will take place in these three nations.
During the meeting, the National Secretary of Sports, Sebastián Bauzá, participated, who explained to the press that this meeting marked a “fine-tuning” between the leaders of these countries, and that the main idea is to “work together.” to meet FIFA’s demands and guarantee the success of this ambitious project.
South America wants more games in the 2030 World Cup
In a press conference after the match, Argentina’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, Mathías Lammens, announced that more ambitious objectives are being set than simply hosting the opening matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. “We are very excited and surely the next meeting, according to what President Peña said, will be held in Paraguay,” he said.
“We are waiting for what happens with FIFA in terms of conditions and guidelines that have to do with these three games, which we are going to try to make more of and which represent a great opportunity,” he stated.
The meeting was also attended by the president of CONMEBOL, Alejandro Domínguez, and Uruguayan leaders such as the chancellor, Francisco Bustillo and others.
South America has taken with suspicion the fact that FIFA only gave them a few opening matches, and then took dozens of matches to Europe, to the headquarters of Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The first match is planned to be at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, to celebrate the centenary of the first World Cup in 1930.
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