Argentina,
Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have officially submitted their joint bid to host
the 2030 World Cup - 100 years after the inaugural tournament was held in
Montevideo.
The four South
American nations have called for the World Cup to return to "where
football was born".
They will
compete with a joint bid from Spain and Portugal, and possible bids from
Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
The United
States, Canada and Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup.
"The 2030
World Cup is not just another World Cup, it deserves a celebration with
recognition for 100 years," said Alejandro Dominguez,South American
Football Confederation (Conmebol) president.
"We are
convinced that Fifa has an obligation to honour the memory of those who came
before us and believed in greatness and made the first World Cup," he
added.
Two-time winners
Uruguay won the first World Cup as hosts when it was held in the country's
capital Montevideo in 1930.
Argentina, the
1978 hosts, were crowned world champions for a third time at Qatar in 2022. Chile
also previously hosted in 1962.
Argentine
Football Association (Afa) president Claudio Tapia said: "As world
champions, we carry out this launch, which is the dream of all South Americans
- not only on the centenary of the first edition, but because of the passion
with which we live football."
Argentina's
President Alberto Fernandez also said on Twitter that neighbouring Bolivia will
be asked to join "this dream".
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