Mahendranagar, 5 October

The 2030 World Cup football will be jointly organized by three countries.

FIFA has announced that the 2030 World Cup will be held in three countries on three continents. Accordingly, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco will jointly host the World Cup.

While Morocco, Spain, and Portugal will host the bulk of the tournament, Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay will host the opening matches to mark the tournament's centenary.

The inaugural World Cup in 1930 was held in Uruguay and won by the hosts. Spain was awarded the World Cup weeks after their disgraced former chief Luis Rubiales was forced to step down for alleged sexual assault at the Women's World Cup.

 Wednesday's decision by FIFA marks the first time the World Cup will be staged across three continents and six countries.

 "The FIFA Council unanimously agreed that the sole candidacy will be the combined bid of Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, which will host the event in 2030 and qualify automatically from the existing slot allocation," FIFA said in a statement. 

"Additionally, having taken into account the historical context of the first-ever FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Council further unanimously agreed to host a unique centenary celebration ceremony in the country's capital, Montevideo... as well as three World Cup matches in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay.  respectively."