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FIFA President congratulates Spanish Prime Minister on the country’s continued football success

  • Gianni Infantino met the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, in New York

  • Spanish national teams have benefitted from successful talent development

  • Spain is bidding to co-host the FIFA World Cup 2030™ with Morocco and Portugal

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez on his country's continued football success during a meeting in New York, United States, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly proceedings. The two leaders also discussed the FIFA World Cup 2030™, which Spain is bidding to co-host in a joint bid with Portugal and Morocco, and the ways in which football can unite people.

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: (Back Row L-R) FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström, Argentine Football Association President Claudio Fabián Tapia, Royal Spanish Football Federation General Secretary Álvaro de Miguel Casanueva, Paraguayan Football Association President Robert Harrison, FIFA Council Member and President of the Uruguayan Football Association Ignacio Alonso, (Front Row L-R) FIFA Council Member and Saudi Arabian Football Federation President Yasser Al Misehal, Saudi Arabia Minster for Sport HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, FIFA Vice-President and CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez, FIFA Council Member and Royal Moroccan Football Federation President Fouzi Lekjaa and FIFA Council Member and Portugal Football Federation President Fernando Gomes pose for a group photo along with the FIFA World Cup Winner's Trophy during the FIFA World Cup 2030™ and 2034™ bid handover at FIFA's Paris office on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Léo-Paul Ridet/FIFA)
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Member associations hand over bid books for 2030 and 2034 editions of the FIFA World Cup™

This year, Spain have added the men's UEFA EURO 2024 and the Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 to their haul of titles, a further testament to the country's ability to continually develop talented young players. Spain are current titleholders of the FIFA Women's World Cup™, which they won in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023, and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup™, which they won in India in 2022.

"I was honoured to meet the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, to discuss how football can be leveraged to bring people together, as our beautiful game resonates across populations and cultures," the FIFA President said. “I further thanked Prime Minister Sánchez for his continued support of our wonderful sport, as can be evidenced by the recent successes of the Spanish women’s and men’s national teams. Spain has been nurturing world-class talent for many years, and FIFA will continue working with stakeholders there to ensure football keeps connecting people, providing opportunities and fulfilling dreams.”

The Morocco/Portugal/Spain bid is the sole candidate to host the FIFA World Cup 2030 and would also feature one match in each of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to celebrate the centenary of the tournament first held in Uruguay in 1930.

"It was pleasing to learn how eagerly everyone in candidate host country Spain is looking forward to co-hosting the centenary celebration of the FIFA World Cup in 2030. This historic edition will unite three continents into one unique project, celebrating the beautiful game with participation from all six continental confederations,” Mr Infantino added.

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