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Spain: San Sebastian says “no” to 2030 World Cup?
Although the 2030 FIFA World Cup is still over five years away, opposition is already growing in San Sebastian against the city’s inclusion as one of the host venues. Local neighborhood groups and associations have issued an official letter to FIFA, demanding the city’s withdrawal from the tournament.
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World Cup 2030: Spanish bid, shaken by insecurity, is in FIFA's hands
Shaken by the stadium evaluation affair, the Spanish bid for the 2030 World Cup faces even more challenges in the future. The pressure from Valencia, the problems of Riazor and La Rosaleda and the rising costs cause uncertainty and forecast a fight till the end, which will come with FIFA's decisions.
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World Cup 2030: Riazor project negotiations are "at a standstill"
The vice president of the Galician government admits that he doesn’t know neither the final cost of the project nor the situation of the private investment, essential for the expansion of Riazor. However, the City Council promises to be making progress and assures that the final project will be ready "in the summer".
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Spain: RFEF closes the “evaluation case” with no changes on World Cup stadium list
Maria Tato has broken her silence. The member of the Spanish World Cup bid, already dismissed from the Spanish federation, denounces that the recordings have been manipulated, and the score of Estadio Anoeta was corrected after an "error". The RFEF has decided not to change the venues and president Rafael Louzán distances himself from the case.
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2030 WORLD CUP: RFEF changed scores to have San Sebastian replace Vigo
48 hours. 2 stadiums. 0.4 points. El Mundo’s sources point to strange changes in the evaluation of the candidates to host the 2030 World Cup. After its sudden modification, Vigo dropped from 11th to 12th place, dropping out from the list of hosts.
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WORLD CUP 2030: Money or prestige - Atletico consider letting go of the World Cup
Atletico Madrid are facing a dilemma: either millions from gigs or World Cup prestige. The Rojiblancos' resignation from the tournament would be the ideal option for Valencia and the head of the Spanish federation, but the situation is far from simple. Atleti's place could also be taken by Vigo or even... Real Betis.
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Spain: Valencia still hopes for the World Cup as doubts over Nou Mestalla grow
Valencia assures that the stadium will be ready in time. The regional federation reports that FIFA asked them for documents about Nou Mestalla. Atletico considers ceding its position as World Cup host. But the results of the audit are still not coming, and both the club's former vice-president and opponents of the venue point out irregularities in the project.
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Spain: Work begins at La Rosaleda for 2030 World Cup
While other Spanish cities, such as Valencia and Vigo, are still vying to host the 2030 World Cup matches, Málaga is making slow but steady progress toward renovating La Rosaleda Stadium.
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Spain: Balaídos lost the World Cup because of cost, capacity, or... political influence
Accusations of lack of capacity at Balaídos are a lie by Spanish federation president Rafael Louzán, who is hiding why Vigo was not chosen. At least, that's the claim of the mayor, who revealed that the city dropped out of the list of hosts for the 2030 World Cup due to a "lack of government influence" and is demanding that the scores of all the candidates be published.
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Morocco: Grand Stade Hassan II will be "made for the final" of 2030 World Cup
FIFA has a difficult decision to make: it must choose the host of the 2030 World Cup final from among Grand Stade Hassan II, Bernabeu and Camp Nou. However, the architect of the Moroccan giant has no doubts about which is (or should be) the favorite. He assures that he designed the stadium to host the final, and that’s why it will be the largest in the world.
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World Cup 2030: Bernabéu gains a crucial ally to host the final
The president of the Spanish federation shows once again that he is not one to mince his words. After strongly supporting Valencia's bid for the 2030 World Cup, Rafael Louzán did not hesitate to say that the final should go to Santiago Bernabéu. The reasons he gave caused outrage in Catalonia.
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Spain: Malaga is confident about 2030 World Cup. "Our success is certain."
Despite a number of reports in recent days that Málaga will fall off the list of 2030 World Cup stadiums, authorities assure that the candidacy is strong. In response to "speculation and fake news," in a firm communiqué describing the details of the case, they state: there is no doubt about the project.
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WC 2030: FIFA looks to reduce number of venues for 2030 World Cup
A tournament on two continents may not be without difficult decisions. The number of host stadiums will be reduced from the original 20 to as few as 17 venues, according to Spanish media speculation. According to reports, this reduction could affect both Morocco and Spain.
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Epain: Barcelona criticizes Madrid in fight for World Cup final
David Escudé, the Sports Councilor for the Barcelona City Council, told EFE in an interview that it would be hard to understand if Spotify Camp Nou didn’t host the 2030 World Cup final.
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World Cup 2030: Nou Mestalla threatens Malaga and A Coruña's bid
"Two stadiums, one in the south and one in the north, are under threat." The Spanish journalist's words are causing concern on Riazor and La Rosaleda. The return of works at Nou Mestalla and the Spanish federation's diplomatic offensive could lead to the swap of one of the two stadiums.
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World Cup 2030: Coruña wants an Anfield-style Riazor
Anfield-style stands, a seating capacity similar to Reale arena and a model copied from the Bernabéu. The Coruña City Council is giving clues about the details of the new Riazor project, but the financing and the final design are still unknown. And time is against them.
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2030 World Cup: Portugal’s well-planned approach to the World Cup
On December 11, FIFA officially announced the decision on the host cities for the 2030 World Cup. Portugal will be a co-host of this prestigious event, and preparations to modernize its stadiums have already begun.
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World Cup 2030: Bernabéu fails to meet final requirements?
The issue of the tournament's final venue resurfaced due to Barcelona City Council's sports councillor, David Escudé, who announced that "according to FIFA requirements, the Bernabéu could not host the final." Additionally, the federations are threatening to strip Spain of the entire tournament. What's going on?
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2030 World Cup: FIFA visitation and City of A Coruña's role at World Cup
RC Deportivo, the A Coruña City Council, and the Galician Football Federation held a technical meeting to finalize logistical and technical aspects ahead of the upcoming FIFA delegation visit. The delegates of the international body inspected Estadio Abanca-Riazor and other facilities in A Coruña on Tuesday.
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2030 World Cup: A Coruña prepares for FIFA inspection
On September 10, a meeting was held at the Palacio de María Pita between the A Coruña City Council and Deportivo. Members of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) were also present at the meeting.