{"id":24171,"date":"2018-12-03T19:22:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=24171"},"modified":"2018-12-03T19:22:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:22:17","slug":"uefa-against-morocco-being-part-of-spain-portugal-world-cup-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=24171","title":{"rendered":"UEFA against Morocco being part of Spain-Portugal World Cup bid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Europe’s football chief said he is against Spain<\/a> and Portugal\u00a0bidding for the 2030 FIFA World Cup<\/a> with Morocco.\u00a0<\/p>\n

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, who previously praised plans for a British Isles tournament, said he would not back a nation from another continent taking part in a European bid.<\/p>\n

“I’m not in favour of cross-confederation bids,” Ceferin said on Monday before taking a jab at politicians, saying he was against them getting involved and announcing bid plans.<\/p>\n

In November, Spanish Prime Minister\u00a0Pedro Sanchez proposed that Morocco<\/a> submit a joint application alongside Spain and Portugal<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I made the proposal, firstly to the government then to King Mohammed VI to launch a shared application with Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 World Cup,” Sanchez said at the time after meeting the monarch in Rabat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It will be the first two-continent application, with Europe and Africa, and King Mohammed VI welcomed the proposal warmly.”<\/p>\n

Leaders from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia had similarly announced during a political summit that they intended to submit a joint bid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Someone should say once to the politicians it’s not up to them to speak if they will be hosts of the Euros or the World Cup or not,” Ceferin said.<\/p>\n

“I’ve seen many politicians saying we will be candidate for this and that … for sports events they will have to speak to their national associations.”<\/p>\n

Morocco, which has failed in all of its\u00a0five attempts<\/a>\u00a0to host the tournament, voiced its interest in bidding for the 2030 edition immediately after learning it had failed to secure the 2026 run, losing out to a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n

The English Football Association is leading a feasibility study into a British Isles bid for 2030 featuring Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland.<\/p>\n

“I will do whatever I can to have only one European bid for the World Cup because that raises the chances of Europe hosting the World Cup,” Ceferin said.<\/p>\n

Europe hosted the tournament in Russia this year, the 2022 World Cup is in Qatar and the 2026 edition is in North America.<\/p>\n

South America is looking to the centenary World Cup in 2030, with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay already announcing a joint proposal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n SOURCE:
\n Al Jazeera and news agencies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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