FootballBUENOS AIRES — Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will form a joint bid to host the centenary World Cup in 2030, the presidents of the three countries confirmed on Wednesday. Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes said in August that his country would join the shared bid by neighbours Argentina and Uruguay, which hosted and won the inaugural World Cup in 1930. Both Uruguay and Argentina have won the World Cup twice before, with Uruguay taking the inaugural tournament and again in 1950. The next World Cup takes place in Russia, with Qatar staging the event in 2022. The 2026 World Cup will be the first to feature 48 teams with the competition set to expand from its current 32-team format.

Source: Viet Nam News October 05, 2017 04:41 UTC