{"id":295077,"date":"2023-10-04T15:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295077"},"modified":"2023-10-04T15:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:24:29","slug":"world-cup-2030-morocco-spain-and-portugal-to-host-but-games-also-in-s-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/world-cup-2030-morocco-spain-and-portugal-to-host-but-games-also-in-s-america\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2030: Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host but games also in S.America"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2030 World Cup will be held across three continents in six different countries with Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host \u2013 though the first three matches of the tournament will be played in South America.<\/p>\n
FIFA have decided to mark the centenary of the very first World Cup, played back in 1930, by having the first three matches of the tournament played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.<\/p>\n
The tournament will then switch to Morocco, Spain and Portugal for the remainder of the competition and all six \u2018host\u2019 countries will qualify automatically for the tournament.<\/p>\n
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