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forest444

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2. Welcome to DU, Bernie93.
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 05:50 AM
Apr 2016

Good to have you herel

As for the World Cup, I agree that the bid makes sense and should succeed if there aren't to many enticement$ from other, larger countries. The selection process for World Cup '30 should take place around 2021. We'll see what happens.

The choice of an Argentine/Uruguayan joint bid is compelling in that, as the article mentioned, 2030 is the centennial of the very first FIFA World Cup - held (and won) by Uruguay in 1930. Of course, given the scale and costs of a modern World Cup it would be almost impossible for Uruguay - Latin America's least populous country - to host the tournament alone. Which is where Argentina comes in.

Argentina, you'll recall, already hosted a World Cup in 1978 (which, although closely associated with the dictatorship, was actually awarded to Argentina during Juan Perón's brief last presidency in 1974). The country would certainly be ready to host the championship again. Uruguay is likewise already prepared for its share of the hosting duties should the joint bid succeed.

Currently, FIFA is entertaining bids for 2026 - the choice for which won't be announced until almost two years from now (my guess would be Canada, although the Australia/New Zealand joint bid looks good too).

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