FIFA will examine nine Spanish cities ahead of the 2030 World Cup
FIFA will visit at least nine cities in Spain in November and December, including Las Palmas de Gran Canariafor the selection of venues for the 2030 World Cup, in a round that will lead its emissaries to also inspect several territories in Portugal and Morocco.
A FIFA delegation, which includes representatives from the core functional areas, will visit candidate cities and candidate stadiums in the three countries, the international governing body of football announced on Tuesday.
The delegation will visit the following Spanish candidate cities: Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid, San Sebastián, Seville and Zaragoza, although the organization could visit more cities during the process.
As EFE learned, the seven officially announced venues will also be joined by Valencia and Vigo.
Five in Morocco and two in Portugal
The map is completed by the Moroccan cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Rabat and Tangier and the Portuguese Lisbon and Porto.
These visits will allow FIFA to evaluate the preparation and operational plans of the competition, as well as the proposed infrastructure of each candidate venue.
During these, the FIFA delegation will meet with representatives of municipal, regional and national authorities, stadium administrators, transport and mobility interest groups, accommodation providers and other main partners.
This process will help FIFA make its decisions on the final choice of venues for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, for which Spain, Portugal and Morocco They make up a joint candidacy. The first three matches of the tournament will be held in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in tribute to the centenary of the competition, whose first edition took place in 1930 in Uruguay.
