DistantNews
Support us
Pedro Sánchez: “It is time for Spain to win a World Cup at home”
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Sports

Pedro Sánchez: “It is time for Spain to win a World Cup at home”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire Named sources New plan
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his government would work to have the 2030 World Cup final played in Spain.
  • Sánchez said Spain should win the tournament at home after claiming its second world title in 2026.
  • Spain, Portugal and Morocco will host the 2030 World Cup, with Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay staging opening matches.

Pedro Sánchez wants Spain to host the 2030 World Cup final, and he also wants the country to win the tournament on home soil.

“We are going to work to have it here,” Sánchez said in a SER radio interview when asked what would happen if FIFA President Gianni Infantino secured the final for Morocco instead of Spain.

The Spanish prime minister argued that the national team had earned the opportunity. Spain won its first World Cup in South Africa in 2010 and claimed a second title this year at the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The team beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final on July 19, with Ferran Torres scoring the winning goal.

It is time for Spain to win a World Cup at home.

— Pedro SánchezThe Spanish prime minister said Spain should win the 2030 tournament on home soil.

“It is time for Spain to win a World Cup at home,” Sánchez said. Spain will share the 2030 tournament with Portugal and Morocco. Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host opening matches for their respective national teams as part of commemorations marking the centenary of the first World Cup, held entirely in Montevideo in 1930.

Spain previously hosted the World Cup in 1982. Italy won that tournament, while the host team exited in the second round after recording only one victory, against the former Yugoslavia.

We are going to work to have it here.

— Pedro SánchezSánchez said the government would work to secure the 2030 World Cup final for Spain.
About this summary

Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog