Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay confirm joint 2030 World Cup bid

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will form a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, which will mark the tournament's 100-year anniversary.

In this photo provided by Argentina's Presidency, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes, second left, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, center, Uruguay's President Tavare Vazquez, second right, and CONMEBOL Preside

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will form a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, which will mark the tournament's 100-year anniversary, the presidents of the three countries confirmed on Wednesday.

Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes said in August that his country would join in the shared bid by neighbours Argentina and Uruguay, which hosted the first World Cup in 1930.