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Ireland and the United Kingdom will make a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, confirmed a government spokesperson.
In a joint statement, the five football associations from Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales said they were delighted to support a possible bid for the tournament.
The government spokesman said the Department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media would assess the feasibility of a bid for the tournament with the United Kingdom.
“We look forward to further engagement and collaboration as we look to refine our hosting proposals in the coming months,” said Taoiseach spokesperson Micheál Martin.
Plans to bid for the tournament were first disclosed in an interview by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the Sun newspaper published Monday night.
He said UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak would commit £ 2.5 million (€ 3.2 million) in the British budget on Wednesday to fund the joint UK and Ireland launch to host the tournament.
“We are very, very interested in bringing football home in 2030. I think it’s the right place,” he said. “It is the home of football, it is the right time. It will be something absolutely wonderful for the country. “
The five soccer associations said in their statement that they would continue to carry out feasibility work to assess the feasibility of a bid before FIFA, the world’s governing body for soccer, formally opens the bidding process next year.
“Hosting a FIFA World Cup would provide an incredible opportunity to bring tangible benefits to our nations,” said the joint statement from the Football Association of Ireland, the Football Association of Northern Ireland, the Football Association of England, the Wales Football Association and Scottish Football Association.
“If the decision is made to submit a bid for the event, we look forward to presenting our hosting proposals to FIFA and the wider global football community.”
The World Cup was last held in England in 1966, when he won the tournament.
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