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The 2030 FIFA World Cup is jointly hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, with six stadiums in Morocco, three in Portugal, and eleven in Spain. Three additional matches will be played in South America, at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, and Estadio Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb in Asuncion, to mark the tournament's 100th anniversary.
FIFA arranged for three centennial matches to be played in South America to honour the 100th anniversary of the first FIFA World Cup, which was held in Uruguay in 1930. The venues include Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, the stadium that hosted the 1930 final, as well as stadiums in Buenos Aires and Asuncion.
FIFA confirmed Morocco, Portugal, and Spain as the joint hosts on the 11th of December 2024, during an Extraordinary FIFA Congress meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. The same meeting also awarded the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia.
Morocco bid to host the FIFA World Cup five times before joining the 2030 bid, having failed to secure rights in 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, and 2026. King Mohammed VI announced Morocco's entry into the joint bid with Portugal and Spain on the 14th of March 2023.
On the 23rd of March 2025, reports emerged that the Royal Spanish Football Federation manipulated its venue scoring process to exclude Balaidos Stadium and include Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian. Malaga and A Coruna later withdrew as host cities, and the federation submitted replacement bids for Nou Mestalla in Valencia and Estadio de Balaidos in Vigo.
On the 20th of May 2026, UEFA announced a two-tier qualification format modelled on the Champions League and Nations League. The 36 highest-ranked nations enter League 1 in three groups of twelve, while 18 lower-ranked nations compete in League 2, with play-offs linking both tiers for remaining World Cup places.