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Football’s World Cup Is Coming to North Africa for First Time
- Morocco, Portugal and Spain will host the 2030 tournament
- Opening ceremony in Uruguay, 100 years since first World Cup
Morocco, Portugal and Spain will jointly host the World Cup in 2030, the first time that matches in the most famous international football competition will be held in North Africa.
To mark 100 years since the first tournament, the 1930 host and winner Uruguay will stage the opening ceremony and a match, governing body FIFA said. Argentina and Paraguay will also each stage a match, Fifa said, making the competition the first to held on three continents.