2030 World Cup: the mockery and posters that invaded social networks after FIFA’s blow against Chile

“We thought big. “The 2030 Centennial World Cup begins where it all began! Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches of the Centennial World Cup”, published Wednesday morning the president of Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguez. In this way, Thanks to the Internet, many Chilean football authorities and the government learned that Chile was excluded from hosting the 2030 World Cup.

“We learned about it on the FIFA website, which is a bit curious,” said Jaime Pizarro, Minister of Sports when asked during a press briefing what had happened.

For his part, Domínguez tried to explain, and even compensate, the absence of Chile: “In fact, originally, we were talking about two countries, Uruguay and Argentina. Then the World Cup was expanded from 32 to 48 teams and in this context Paraguay was added, then Chile. It is true that on this occasion Chile is not there, which does not mean that we are not going to work so that Chile is there or that we find something of this magnitude. It’s a decision that is made by FIFA, not by us. They are the ones who determine how and what.

For the same reason, this piece of paper left no one indifferent. Some reacted with frustration and anger, while others preferred to laugh at the situation, not to mention that our neighbors in South America also did not miss the opportunity to make fun of what happened .

One of those who provoked the most reactions after the slamming of the door against Chile was the president of the ANFP Pablo Milad. “I think it’s not about a person, but about a government, because we are candidates for a government, and this means a big blow not only for me as president, but for an entire country “said the helmsman. during a press conference held once the marginalization of our country was confirmed.

Faced with this, several Twitter users got creative.