2023-07-28 14:06:31
FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland
A few days ago, the president of the conmebolAlejandro Domínguez, made a request to the FIFA to honor the rich soccer history of South America by hosting the World Cup 2030. This aspiration is raised through a joint candidacy between Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguaycountries with an outstanding track record in soccer.
However, to make this dream come true, the continent faces some serious competitors. The application of Portugal and Spainto which was added Morocco in March, it also seeks to obtain the designation to host the maximum planetary event. The fight for the organization of the event will be intense and each applicant will seek to stand out.
A possible “plan B” for South America: A “Mundialito” with the 16 best in FIFA
Faced with this competition, FIFA contemplates a “plan B” as a consolation prize for South America in the event that the 2030 World Cup is not designated. This alternative would be the realization of a “Mundialito”a tournament that would have the participation of all the teams that have lifted the World Cup.
It should be mentioned that lhe idea of a “Mundialito” is not new, since it was carried out once in 1980 under the name of “World Champions Gold Cup”. That tournament was organized in Uruguay to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup held in that country and had the official support of FIFA.
The “Mundialito” of 1980 took place from December 30, 1980 to January 10, 1981. In that tournament, the selection of Uruguay, Also known as the “Celeste”, they were crowned champions after beating Brazil 2-1 in the final. The trophy, symbol of that historic victory, is currently kept in a Santander bank safe in Montevideo.
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and England as champions would be the eight confirmed participants. If the ranking is taken into account today, the other contenders of the “Mundialito” would be Portugal, the Netherlands, Mexico, the United States, Morocco, Croatia, Belgium and Switzerland. This without considering at this time the possibility that the winner of the 2026 World Cup is a country that, for now, does not have a cup in his name.
The official FIFA World Cup would be held in 2031: Does South America have no infrastructure?
FIFA would have the idea of holding the true World Cup, after the “Mundialito” of 2030, a year later in a venue -or group of joint venues- that does meet the logistical, hotel and infrastructural requirements that it does not have in general. South America.
Actually, Argentina It has a significant number of first-rate stadiums, among which stand out the Unique Mother of Cities Stadium, in Santiago del Estero, which has a capacity of 30,000 people, but there is not a sufficient hotel offer in the surroundings, much less a transport structure that can meet the needs of a sporting feat of that size. In Buenos Aires, the River Plate Monumental Stadiumwhich has 84,567 seats, The Boca Juniors Bombonera with 54,000 spaces.
In uruguay, the situation is more modest, because the Campeón del Siglo de Penarol has just over 40,000 seats, and the Great Central Park of the National Football Club it has 34,000. In Chile, the largest venue is the Julio Martínez Prádanos National Stadium, with capacity for 48,665 fans. For its part, the most spacious in Paraguay It is the General Pablo Rojas Stadium, which can accommodate 46,180.
It would then be necessary to see how a public is distributed in accommodations that, if we base ourselves on that of Qatar 2022was more than 3.4 million visitors, and then there is international logistics. Because the distances between venues such as Buenos Aires and Montevideo They are short, but there would be some migratory barriers because each of the four countries has different requirements to enter their territories.
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