Conmebol would make a series of changes for the 2030 World Cup qualifiers

Conmebol would make a series of changes for the 2030 World Cup qualifiers

The CONMEBOL Analyze modify the format of the Qualifiers for him World Cup 2030 because Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay They will automatically classify hosts. The definition will be taken in November.

The agency works on the restructuring of the tournament towards the Centennial World Cup, which will be played between South America and Europe, and seeks to maintain competitiveness despite the reduction of selections that will play the quotas.

“The 2030 tie is a topic that is on the agenda. We already have three classified and You have to take a walk so that it does not become bored”Said Montserrat Jiménez in dialogue with DSports.

According to the legal director, more than ten different models of classification were evaluated, although there is still no consensus. “We are working hard, in a short time we will have white smoke”he said.

Jiménez said that the new format will have a global and economic approach: “It will be totally different and will position us worldwide. In addition, the qualifiers must generate significant income and serve as a platform for other tournaments.”

The 2030 World Cup, with 64 selections?

“We are convinced that the Centennial celebration will be something unique, because only once they are 100 years old. And that is why we are proposing for the only time, carrying out this anniversary with 64 teams, in three simultaneous continents. So that all countries have the opportunity to live a world experience, and so that no one on this planet is outside this party that, although it is played everywhere, is our party, “said the president of the entity Alejandro Domínguezduring the Conmebol Congress.

This eccentric order is given after confirmation that the World Cup 2026 will have a new number of participants: the quota has already extended to 48 teamsbeing behind the historical 32 what he had Qatar 2022.

In parallel, the chances that South America is based on the Club World Cup 2029within the framework of the centenary of the first World Cup. Although Brazil has already presented its candidacy, it is not ruled out that Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are also considered.

This possible hemisphere move could involve a change of dates, evaluating a redness with the Intercontinental Cup, which would allow the tournament to be played in December 2028 or January 2029, leaving the closure of the European season for the interconfederative contest.

Source: Ambito

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