Spain confident it will host the 2030 World Cup final because it 'deserves' it
- The Spanish government believes that the final of the 2030 World Cup will be held in Spain.
- Sports minister Milagros Tolón stated that Spain deserves to host the final as the reigning men's and women's World Cup champions.
- Spain, Portugal, and Morocco are the main co-hosts for the 2030 World Cup.
- Morocco hopes to host the final at the King Hassan II Stadium near Casablanca.
- FIFA denied a report suggesting that President Gianni Infantino promised Morocco the final.
- Tolón expressed surprise at the report and emphasized that FIFA has denied it.
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government remained confident the final of the 2030 World Cup will be in Spain. Speaking after a report that FIFA allegedly awarded the final to co-host Morocco, sports minister Milagros Tolón said Spain “deserved” to host the title game.
“We are the reigning men’s and women’s World Cup champions, and Spain and Portugal spearheaded the bid for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco later joined,” Tolón told Cadena Ser late Wednesday.
Spain, Portugal and Morocco are the main 2030 co-hosts. Morocco hopes to host the final at the planned 115,000-seat King Hassan II Stadium near Casablanca. Spain has at least two contenders — Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou.
FIFA on Tuesday denied a British media report suggesting President Gianni Infantino, in seeking support for his presidency, offered Morocco the hosting of the final in 2030. A FIFA spokesperson said it’s “false and misleading to claim the FIFA president has made any promise in relation to hosting the FIFA World Cup 2030 final.”
Tolón said the Spanish government was “surprised” about the report that FIFA gave the final to Morocco. “The most important thing is that FIFA has already denied it,” she said. “We are working with FIFA, and we have our next meeting in September. They have been very clear and emphatic in denying this news. We will continue working because we want, and it has to be, that the World Cup final is in Spain.”
西班牙自信将举办2030年世界杯决赛，称其“应得”此机会
马德里（美联社）——西班牙政府对2030年世界杯决赛将在西班牙举行充满信心。在有报道称国际足联将决赛授予共同主办国摩洛哥后，体育部长米拉格罗斯·托隆表示，西班牙“应得”主办决赛的机会。
托隆在周三晚间对Cadena Ser表示：“我们是男子和女子世界杯的卫冕冠军，西班牙和葡萄牙主导了2030年世界杯的申办，摩洛哥后来加入。”
西班牙、葡萄牙和摩洛哥是2030年世界杯的主要共同主办国。摩洛哥希望在计划中的115,000座哈桑二世体育场举办决赛。西班牙至少有两个候选场馆——皇家马德里的圣地亚哥·伯纳乌体育场和巴塞罗那的诺坎普。
国际足联在周二否认了一则英国媒体的报道，该报道暗示主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺在寻求支持其连任时，向摩洛哥承诺了2030年决赛的主办权。国际足联发言人表示：“声称国际足联主席在主办2030年世界杯决赛方面做出任何承诺是虚假和误导的。”
托隆表示，西班牙政府对国际足联将决赛授予摩洛哥的报道感到“惊讶”。她说：“最重要的是，国际足联已经对此予以否认。我们正在与国际足联合作，我们将在九月份进行下一次会议。他们已非常明确和坚定地否认了这一消息。我们将继续努力，因为我们希望且必须让世界杯决赛在西班牙举行。”