Monaco: UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said today he is enthusiastic about the prospect of a joint United Kingdom bid to host the 2030 World Cup finals.
The English Football Association recently revealed it was looking into the idea of putting itself forward to host the tournament, and a joint bid with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could be a possibility. The fact that the World Cup is set to increase from 32 to 48 teams for the 2026 tournament in North America means going alone would be a greater challenge for England, which last hosted the World Cup in 1966.
“I think it would be a wise idea. The infrastructure in the UK is very good. In a way, if more countries bid, there is more chance to win, but from the other point of view you have less votes,” Ceferin told journalists in Monaco.
England went out in the first round of voting to host this year’s World Cup, but has made little secret of its interest in trying again.
However, UEFA only want there to be one European bid, with the 2030 battle set to be against a Moroccan-led North African bid as well as a joint candidacy from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. (AFP)
