The 11 places that Spain will have for the 2030 World Cup were confirmed, with some major absences of the titles. The Real Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) had initially proposed 13 venues, but after it was decided that the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid would host the final, FIFA, the Ministry of Sport and the RFEF settled for 11, with the rest of the posts contributed. from Morocco, Portugal, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
Madrid is one of only two cities to have two venues, with the Metropolitano also hosting the games, and Barcelona having the RCDE Stadium and Camp Nou. Gran Canaria will host the games in the Canary Islands, as the only place outside mainland Spain.
Andalusia will not have either Benito Villamarin or Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan hosting matches, instead the RFEF has opted for La Cartuja, also in Seville, and La Rosaleda in Malaga, they confirm. Brand.
Marca has published a video detailing the 11 host stadiums for the #2030 World Cup in Spain.
Mestalla, Benito Villamarin and Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan are all missing. pic.twitter.com/LZyjaoEyAR
— Football España (@footballespana_) July 18, 2024
The Basque Country will have two venues, with the Reale Arena in Donostia-San Sebastian and San Mames in Bilbao hosting both. Elsewhere in the North, the Riazor in A Coruna and La Romareda in Zaragoza complete the list.
11 (Spanish) stadiums host called for the 2030 World Cup
Bernabeu
Metropolitan
RCD Espanyol
Camp Nou
Gran Canaria
Royal Arena
San Mames
Riazor
Romareda
Rosaleda
Carthusian– Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) July 18, 2024
The main absence are Mestalla (new or old) in Valencia, and Balaidos in Vigo: in both cases, guarantees that the stadiums meet the requirements have not been provided, with both currently working. Asturias probably has the other two biggest names to miss in El Molinon and Nuevo Carlos Tartiere in Gijon and Oviedo respectively.
Without a doubt, for many, it will stand out as anomalous that Valencia, the third most populous city in Spain, has not been given a stadium. Negotiations between the City Council and Valencia on the end of Nou Mestalla have been ongoing for years, and even with the motivation of hosting the World Cup, it seems that they have not been able to resolve these issues.
