2030 World Cup (1 Viewer)

Skyblueweeman · Oct 4, 2023

"The 2030 World Cup will be held across six counties in three continents, Fifa has confirmed. Spain, Portugal and Morocco have been named as the co-hosts, with the opening three matches taking place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay".

Someone who works in the same office said to me 'I wonder why they're doing it like that'.

I said brown paper envelopes were probably the reason but then thought it would be the 100 years since the first WC, held in Uruguay, won by Uruguay with Argentina as runners up. Not sure why Paraguay as well though.

Still, doing wonders for UEFAs green credentials with air travel and stuff. And if you're one of the 6 teams playing in S.America, not exactly ideal to fly to across the Atlantic to finish the rest of your group games.

rob9872 · Oct 4, 2023

They were joint bids and have selected 2 of them. Not sure why Chile has been dropped but it was Uraguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile. There was also a joint bid from Spain, Morocco and Portugal and they have selected those two bids. Ours was also a joint bid with all 4 UK countries & Ireland so I assume it was a theme the organisers requested.

Skyblueweeman · Oct 4, 2023

But with joint bids - you'd expect more than 3 games to be played in each country, let alone just 3 in South America before the rest of the tournament is in Southern Europe/North Africa. All very strange.

Nick · Oct 4, 2023

What. Why? That's stupid.

SBAndy · Oct 4, 2023

Baffling from a usually very competent organisation.

Deleted member 9744 · Oct 4, 2023

Must admit I don't get it but as FIFA are involved i am sure it's all above board.

CJ_covblaze · Oct 5, 2023

Don’t get me wrong I’m looking forward to this more than 2028 but it’s one of the stupidest ideas I’ve ever seen. The six teams playing in those first three games are at a huge disadvantage. I guess they wanted to do something over there to mark the centenary but they couldn’t host the the whole tournament due to the low temperatures in some of the suggested host cities.

Gynnsthetonic · Mar 6, 2025

FIFA considers proposal for 64-team men's World Cup in 2030

The idea to have 64 teams compete as a one-off for the World Cup's centenary year in 2030 was put forward this week.

news.sky.com

Ffs this will just ruin the finals. Why not just put every country in there

Sick Boy · Mar 6, 2025

With this and the bullshit Super Bowl style half-time 'show' they're doing all they can to ruin it for traditional fans.

Frank Sidebottom · Mar 6, 2025

Gynnsthetonic said:
FIFA considers proposal for 64-team men's World Cup in 2030

The idea to have 64 teams compete as a one-off for the World Cup's centenary year in 2030 was put forward this week.

news.sky.com

Ffs this will just ruin the finals. Why not just put every country in there

Think they should make it 128 teams but a straight knockout competition. Works out at 127 games. Then just sit back and watch England get knocked out in round 1 by Burkina Faso.

wingy · Mar 6, 2025

Sick Boy said:
With this and the bullshit Super Bowl style half-time 'show' they're doing all they can to ruin it for traditional fans.

There'll be money generated somehow,tradition went out of the window some time ago.

SBAndy · Mar 6, 2025

Frank Sidebottom said:
Think they should make it 128 teams but a straight knockout competition. Works out at 127 games. Then just sit back and watch England get knocked out in round 1 by Burkina Faso.

Not really fair on the other 83 member associations. Throw all 211 in, 6 group stages then knockout rounds. Start at Easter, end at Halloween.

Shannerz · Mar 6, 2025

World Cup's dead now anyway.

Just a bloated propaganda tool for the world's worst regimes.

Infantino is the useful idiot's useful idiot. And I thought I hated Blatter.

Frank Sidebottom · Mar 6, 2025

SBAndy said:
Not really fair on the other 83 member associations. Throw all 211 in, 6 group stages then knockout rounds. Start at Easter, end at Halloween.

Nah... whoever the
45 top ranked teams are on 1st Jan 2030 qualify automatically and the remaining 166 teams are paired up in 83 playoffs to make the finals.

SBT · Mar 6, 2025

Shannerz said:
World Cup's dead now anyway.

My hot take is that the World Cup is actually still pretty popular

David O'Day · Mar 6, 2025

SBT said:
My hot take is that the World Cup is actually still pretty popular

Way to miss the point.

You going to watch anymore world cups? Will they be too painful now Saint Southgate has gone?

SBT · Mar 6, 2025

David O'Day said:
Way to miss the point.

You going to watch anymore world cups? Will they be too painful now Saint Southgate has gone?

Yes I think I will

What point did I miss?

Shannerz · Mar 6, 2025

SBT said:
Yes I think I will

What point did I miss?

That it's nothing but a bloated parody of what it once was.

SBT · Mar 6, 2025

Shannerz said:
That it's nothing but a bloated parody of what it once was.

Then just say that then. It couldn’t be anything further from “dead”.

CJ_covblaze · Mar 7, 2025

Frank Sidebottom said:
Nah... whoever the
45 top ranked teams are on 1st Jan 2030 qualify automatically and the remaining 166 teams are paired up in 83 playoffs to make the finals.

Scotland bravely bow out at this stage.

AOM · Mar 7, 2025

Sick Boy said:
With this and the bullshit Super Bowl style half-time 'show' they're doing all they can to ruin it for traditional fans.

Isn't the next World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico?
Be interesting to see the relationship between these countries by the time it comes around with what's been going on recently

Liquid Gold · Mar 9, 2025

It’ll make a load of shit groups and sadly spell the end of groups of death but at least this makes for proper 2 qualify groups.

I can’t stand the bloated euros and I think next World Cup where so many qualify from the groups they’re basically meaningless.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Mar 9, 2025

AOM said:
Isn't the next World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico?
Be interesting to see the relationship between these countries by the time it comes around with what's been going on recently

It'll be absolutely fine.

Thankfully the World Cup is not being held on Reddit!

Terry Gibson's perm · Mar 9, 2025

The World Cup will be popular because there is no other football to watch at that time.

CJ_covblaze · Mar 9, 2025

I wonder if this will be a push towards having more games in South America and possibly having it split evenly across the two areas until the semis or at a push the final and 3rd place games.

SBAndy · Mar 9, 2025

Did anyone figure out the reason why it was split across the two continents?

CJ_covblaze · Mar 9, 2025

SBAndy said:
Did anyone figure out the reason why it was split across the two continents?

Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Asuncion due to it being the 100th anniversary. Africa and Europe were both due one. Also it ensured that 2034 had to be in either Asia or Oceana.

Travs · Mar 10, 2025

Essentially it was to make Saudi Arabia 2034 a certainty.

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