ANFP president Pablo Milad said he had three or even four sports venues in mind to host the World Cup.
yesAmerica wants to stay with the 2030 World Cup and has already started the process for the joint bid which involves, in addition to Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay . In fact, last Tuesday the proposal was made official, one of its motivations being to celebrate 100 years since the first World Cup in history was played on the continent, celebrating the anniversary with a new World Cup.
“It’s a real pleasure to be here again, in the iconic place where it all started and to wonder if those visionaries who made the first World Cup here possible could have imagined the impact this tournament would have. over the whole world. We can only work wholeheartedly to honor his memory and show the world that everyone has a moral debt of gratitude to all these dreamers and founders of what mobilizes the world today. “, pointed out Alejandro Domínguez, president of Conmebol, on the occasion.
“Money and luxury can make it extraordinary, but nothing can buy what Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile have . We must unite in this objective which must be achieved next year: that the World Cup returns to its home, to its cradle”, he deepened.
And on this aspect, the president of the ANFP Pablo Milad is already venturing on what could be the sports arenas which could receive the matches on the national territory.
“We have three stadiums that can be venues: the Monumental, the National and the Ester Roa de Concepción . Maybe up to four depending on the selections and the matches. We have the organization and the experience to organize championships. When you organize a World Cup you commit the State and it must make its contribution to develop the infrastructures “, he expressed.
He also looked at the centenary as one of the cards. “We have to work together to achieve this goal, which I hope we will achieve. For strength and for the history that sustains us. The World Cup must be played here and celebrate 100 years in South America”.
“It’s been 100 years and they’ve only happened once. It’s a historical fact that gives us the strength and courage we need to compete with anyone . We have this consistency of history that has marked South America in football. And that regardless of the lack of infrastructure, we have the will, the desire and the collaboration of the States,” he added.
Austere and lasting commitment
Sports Minister Alexandra Benado was also present at the meeting to present the proposal. The sports authority said that “we held a working meeting with the other sports ministers of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay to resume the agreements that we had already discussed since the meeting in Asunción last month, and we are aware that what we have to do is to quickly build the company, which will be the entity which, in fine, will allow us, as a legal form, to apply”.
“That’s what FIFA says. And always thinking and maintaining that we must have an austere and lasting application, according to the reality of the different South American countries. . And that is why we are thinking of 100 years, emphasizing the importance of these 100 years of the first World Cup, which took place in Uruguay, so that it could spearhead the nomination for the 2030 World Cup,” added Benado.
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