Tapia: “History and passion will give us the chance to host the 2030 World Cup”

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The first to speak was Tapia, in his role as host at the Ezeiza Julio Humberto Grondona property, and expressed: “I want to thank Alejandro Domínguez, who is also part of the title achieved in Qatar because he gave us the opportunity to compete in the America’s Cup. History and passion will give us the possibility of hosting the 2030 World Cup”. And he continued: “Some time ago we started with this dream of having this beautiful glass again in our lands. The dream is of South American football, which has the history of making the first World Cup and that is why we want to host this tournament again. In addition, there is passion and we have the commitment to achieve it. We want to show the world that these countries can make the dream of hosting 2030 come true.” In turn, the president of the AFA thanked the clubs for “putting the stadiums in condition” with a view to the great goal of hosting the World Cup.

In this line, the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Matías Lammens, spoke, who highlighted the work of each neighborhood institution in which managers “leave hours of their lives to generate opportunities.” “I want to thank all the ministers for the enormous work that we have been doing, also Alejandro Domínguez who started with the dream and Claudio (Tapia) for receiving us at the house of the world champions, I want to thank each world champion because without them we would be nobody and the leaders of the clubs that gave our champion players a place”, he commented. And he was encouraged to compare Domínguez with Lionel Messi but from the “leaders”.

settle debt

“The arguments we have to defend our candidacy are thousands, we know that we are behind Europe in economic power, but in passion we are the best. World football has to settle the debt of returning to where all this was born, ”he maintained. “Without a doubt there will be those who say that we will spend money, it is true that we will make investments, but it is also important for regional integration and an important legacy can remain with connectivity and border crossings. The same will happen with the impact and development in the countries of the region,” explained the former boss of San Lorenzo.

Meanwhile, Domínguez announced that there will be 320 million dollars of investment and highlighted the leadership work of Tapia. “We have teams, we are convinced and we have the obligation to honor the memory of those who made that first World Cup. Soccer now exposes you greatly, which is why it led FIFA to be as important as it is now. Argentina is today the best team in the world thanks also to the work of the leaders of their country”, he opined about bringing the World Cup 100 years after the first step in Montevideo, Uruguay.

In his last words, before receiving an exotic pair of boots with the Argentine colors and the face of Claudio Tapia, he announced that they will give “the order of honor to the merit of South American football, in the Degree of Extraordinary Great Collar”, to the director Argentinian. The negotiations for the launch began in mid-2017 and the first step was taken in a match between Uruguay and Argentina, which ended 0-0 at the Centenario, in which Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi posed with two shirts alluding to the event. The choice of the venue for the 2030 World Cup will be resolved at the FIFA Congress to be held in 2024.