A historic agreement was signed yesterday in the Paraguayan city of Luque, home to the headquarters of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), officially designating the hosting of the first three matches of the 2030 World Cup in Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.
The agreement was signed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez, in the presence of the Presidents of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, and Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou.
The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the 78th ordinary congress of CONMEBOL.
Infantino remarked, “Through this document we have signed, we will all think about what can be done to celebrate the centenary of the World Cup,” which was first organized in 1930 in Uruguay.
He further added that the 2030 World Cup “will be the best, first in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay, and then in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, which will unite the world in a true cross-continental celebration.”
Dominguez, in turn, called for a “rewrite” of the history that began in Uruguay with the first World Cup tournament.
On this occasion, Infantino and Dominguez placed their signatures on the historic book containing the original document through which the then-president of FIFA, Jules Rimet, and the leaders of South America organized the first World Cup tournament.
The document was recently found at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, where the 1930 World Cup was held, during renovation works.
