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ARGENTINA, Paraguay and Uruguay plan to make a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
The presidents of the three nations held a joint press conference in Buenos Aires on Wednesday to announce the attempt.
The bidding process is not due to open for several more years, but Wednesday’s announcement coincided with a visit by Fifa president Gianni Infantino to the Argentina Football Association’s headquarters.
Argentina and Uruguay signalled their intention to launch a joint bid back in July, with Paraguay’s addition strengthening their case.
The 2030 World Cup will be the centenary edition, with Uruguay having hosted the inaugural tournament in 1930.
Right-wing Argentinian president Mauricio Macri, who has embarked on a severe programme of austerity and sacked tens of thousands of public-sector workers, said his country was well up for hosting the tournament.
World Cups usually cost host nations billions of pounds in spending on infrastructure which is often little used afterwards, while Fifa itself makes a tidy profit — also in the billions.
Paraguay president Horacio Cartes said the significance of the 100-year anniversary of the first World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930, should help the bid.
China reportedly has an interest in bidding to host the 2030 edition, while European nations will once again be eligible under Fifa’s rotating system.
