Italy and Saudi Arabia: 2030 World Cup with two hosts?

Hosting a major football event together, such as the European or World Cup, has long since ceased to be considered taboo. Especially in view of the upcoming increase to 2026 teams and a total of 48 games in 80 and the associated financial hurdles, such concerns make perfect sense. An example is the 2026 World Championships, the burden of which will be shared between Mexico, Canada and the USA. After hearing yesterday that Italy was interested, to host the 2028 European Championships or the 2030 World Cup in their own country was reported , a potential alignment partner for the European champions is now up for discussion. According to the British sports media The Athletic Saudi Arabia is said to have expressed interest in cooperation with Italy. So far, several possibilities have already been analyzed. Egypt and Morocco, among others, were identified as possible partners. Although such a step would make sense geographically and would connect the African and Asian football confederations, the infrastructural requirements would be too high for the two countries to host such a major event. Old business partners Accordingly, cooperation with a European football country like Italy would also make much more financial sense. Although Italy has already hosted four tournaments in its history, the last one, the 1990 World Cup, was over 30 years ago. The Italian stadium landscape in particular would have to be renovated for a possible World Cup. This is where the offered Saudi investment would come into play, which would be involved in any cooperation. Italy and Saudi Arabia already work together in the world of football. For example, the annual Italian Supercoppa is already held in Saudi Arabia. But it remains to be seen whether the two nations will actually cooperate. “Let's try it at the EURO first, then we'll think about the other thing,” announced the Italian association president Gravina on Thursday.

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Italy and Saudi Arabia: 2030 World Cup with two hosts?

According to consistent media reports, Saudi Arabia is trying to host the 2030 World Cup together with Italy.

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