The 2030 men's FIFA World Cup will be played in six absolute nations all through Africa, Europe and South America, the world's administering soccer body declared Wednesday.


Why it is important: This denotes the initial time ever that the world's most renowned soccer competition will occur across three landmasses.


Spain, Morocco and Portugal are set to be World Cup co-has in 2030, with opening matches held in Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay to celebrate 100 years of the competition — which started in South America in 1930.


Morocco and Portugal will have interestingly, however Spain recently facilitated matches in 1982.

Flashback: Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, held the debut World Cup last match at its Estadio Centenario, where Uruguay crushed Argentina, 4-2.

What they're talking about: "In a partitioned world, FIFA and football are joining together," FIFA's leader Gianni Infantino said in a proclamation Wednesday.


"The FIFA Committee, addressing the whole universe of football, consistently consented to commend the centennial of the FIFA World Cup, whose first version was played in Uruguay in 1930, in the most proper way," Infantino said.

In the interim, the U.S., Canada and Mexico are set to have the 2026 World Cup.


FIFA additionally sent off the offering system for its 2034 games and said the competition will happen in Asia or Oceania.

Saudi Arabia means to offer to have the 2034 competition, the nation's state news organization said Wednesday.

Australia has likewise communicated interest in a 2034 facilitating spot, per AP, in the wake of facilitating the Ladies' Reality Cup close by New Zealand recently.