Vigo World Cup | Vigo headquarters for 2030 World Cup opens rift between government and FA
This Thursday, the Supreme Sports Council (CSD) asked the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to include thirteen national headquarters in the official proposal candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup, which Spain shares with Portugal and Morocco.
IN letter sent today to RFEF by the President of the CSDJose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes asks Spain to defend its maximum position on the number of stadiums until the next submission of the dossier that the candidate must submit to FIFA.
He also remembers that the organization he leads considers this a country project and hopes that the World Cup will have the greatest possible impact on citizens, in aspects such as job creation, improved infrastructure, tourism, foreign investment and a positive impact on the sports industry.
Mentioning the fairness and equitable distribution of the benefits of hosting the championship among the autonomous communities, the CSD hopes that the RFEF will share its vision and commits to working hard together with Portugal and Morocco, according to Uribes’ letter, which expresses his commitment to collaborate to ensure that the candidacy is successful.
The official candidacy dossier must be submitted to FIFA by July 31, and by that date a final agreement will be sought on the distribution of sites between the three countries, which has not yet been approved by Morocco, which will have six, and Portugal, which will have three.
The sites proposed by Spain are two in Madrid and two in Barcelona, Bilbao and San Sebastian.Coruna, Zaragoza, Seville, Malaga and Gran Canaria.
The candidacy of Spain, Portugal and Morocco is the only one approved by FIFA for the 2030 World Cup, but the organization must ratify it on November 11.