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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…

Bilbao and Dublin have been stripped of their right to host matches at Euro 2020 because of concerns over whether fans would be allowed into stadia, UEFA has confirmed.

The games in the Spanish and Irish cities have been moved as coronavirus restrictions in their areas may prevent spectators being able to attend matches at the rearranged tournament in the summer.

As a result, the games have been moved to Seville from Bilbao, while St Petersburg and London will share the fixtures which were supposed to be played in Dublin.

What has been decided?

UEFA confirmed the news on Friday following a meeting of its executive committee, at which it was…