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World Cup soccer is set to take place in Spain for the first time since 1982, it has been decided at a virtual meeting of the FIFA Council. However, they will not be going it alone, with soccer’s biggest international tournament to be played on more than one continent for the first time in its history in 2030.

For anyone who has been following the bidding process, that will perhaps not come as a huge surprise given Morocco joined the initial bid put forward by Iberian neighbours Spain and Portugal. What few of us saw coming, however, was that some matches would be played in…South America.

How many World Cups have been held in more than one country?

Traditionally, the World Cup has always been held in one country, which was the case for the first 16 editions up until 2002, when Japan…

The United States, Mexico and Canada will make history in 2026 when they co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The major sporting event is traditionally hosted by a single country, and the 2026 installment marks the first time three countries are sharing the hosting load.

But FIFA, the governing body behind the World Cup tournament, made an announcement Wednesday that makes the 2026 World Cup seem a bit less impressive.

It unveiled that the 2030 FIFA World Cup will take place in six countries across three continents and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first World Cup.

“In 2030, we will have a unique global footprint, three continents — Africa, Europe and South America — six countries — Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and…

FIFA is taking unprecedented steps to celebrate 100 years of the World Cup.

On Wednesday, the international soccer federation announced that the joint bid of Morocco, Portugal, and Spain is the only candidate to host the 2030 World Cup, marking the first time a World Cup will be played across multiple continents.

But FIFA doesn’t stop there: FIFA also declared that it would play the first three matches of the tournament in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay to honor the very first World Cup, which occurred in Uruguay in 1930. Montevideo’s Estádio Centenário, where the inaugural World Cup Final took place, will host the opening match of the 2030 World Cup.

This brings the total number of host countries to six, spanning three continents — double and triple, respectively, the…

Formidable Form:

The Indian Cricket Team has been in stellar form in the lead-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Their successful campaign in the Asia Cup 2023 culminated in a victory over Sri Lanka in the finals. 

Further boosting their confidence, India triumphed over Australia in the recently concluded IND vs. AUS series, clinching the contest with a 2-1 scoreline. The resurgence of players like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravichandran Ashwin has bolstered the Indian squad.

Experts from around the world have united in their predictions, with 11 out of 12 former cricketers forecasting in Star Sports show that India will reach the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

India’s quest for World Cup glory has been elusive for a decade. The Men in Blue will commence…