In a first in the sports world the men’s 2030 World Cup to be hosted by size countries on three continents for the first time ever. This is where the story gets complicated. Spain, Portugal and Morocco were the three winning co-hosts originally, then they formed an agreement to bring in three more countries from South America including Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay who were all part of a rival bid (see where this is going?).
My guess is the six countries colluded to win the bid and divide up the games to be played in six different countries. I’m not sure if I’m a fan of this, but then again the 2026 World Cup will be hosted in three countries including the United States, Mexico and Canada, but that makes more sense to me because all three countries are next to each other and their economies are so integrated.
The 2023 Women’s World Cup generated over $900 million in revenues, but according to the FIFA it only broke even. Contrast that to the 2022 Men’s World cup where FIFA made $7.5 billion in revenue. Yea, I’d say the world has a ways to go before women’s sports are on a level playing field with men’s.
2030 World Cup to be hosted by three continents for first time