Fifa World Cup 2030

UK and Ireland abandon 2030 World Cup bid to focus on Euro 2028

The football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Ireland have concluded that the European Championship represents a better option than the World Cup after conducting a feasibility study, which was backed by UK government money.

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay set to prepare combined bid to host World Cup 2030

The bidding process is not due to open for several years yet, but any bid for World Cup 2030 is likely to face stiff competition from the Asia region, where China is expected to be the front-runner to stage the finals.

South Korea President Moon Jae-in proposes hosting 2030 FIFA World Cup with North Korea

North and South Korea have been divided along the world's most heavily fortified border since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice.