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World Cup 2030
Planned: 8 June – 21 July 2030Last checked: September 29, 2026
The centenary World Cup: Spain, Portugal and Morocco host, with opening matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. What is confirmed, what is planned and how qualifying works.
Hosts
All six host nations qualify automatically, taking places from their own confederation's allocation.
Key facts
- HostsConfirmed
- Spain, Portugal and Morocco, plus one centenary match each in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay (ratified by the FIFA Congress, 11 Dec 2024)
- DatesReported
- Centenary matches 8–9 June; opening ceremony 13 June; final 21 July 2030. FIFA has not published the match schedule.
- TeamsReported
- 48 expected, as in 2026. A 64-team edition has been proposed by CONMEBOL but not approved.
- Final venueNot announced
- Not announced. Candidates: Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid), Camp Nou (Barcelona) and Grand Stade Hassan II (Casablanca).
- TicketsNot announced
- Not on sale. FIFA only takes registrations of interest.
Stadiums
From the 2024 bid (20 stadiums). Spain's list is still changing and FIFA has not published the final list or the match schedule.
SpainReported
- Santiago Bernabéu · Madrid
- Riyadh Air Metropolitano · Madrid
- Spotify Camp Nou · Barcelona
- RCDE Stadium · Barcelona
- La Cartuja · Seville
- San Mamés · Bilbao
- Anoeta · San Sebastián
- Estadio de Gran Canaria · Las Palmas
- Nueva Romareda · Zaragoza
Málaga and A Coruña have withdrawn; Spain has asked FIFA to add Valencia and Vigo (not yet approved).
PortugalReported
- Estádio da Luz · Lisbon
- Estádio José Alvalade · Lisbon
- Estádio do Dragão · Porto
MoroccoReported
- Grand Stade Hassan II · Casablanca
- Rabat
- Tangier
- Fez
- Marrakesh
- Agadir
Grand Stade Hassan II (about 115,000 seats) is under construction in Benslimane, near Casablanca; completion expected by 2028.
Qualifiers
No 2030 qualifier has been played yet. Standings appear here once the first matches are played (from 2027).
- CONCACAFReported
6 direct places + 1 play-off place; the USA, Mexico and Canada must qualify. Round 1 September 2027; round 2 October 2027 – March 2028; final round June 2028 and September–October 2029; play-off November 2029.
- UEFAReported
New two-league format approved by the UEFA Executive Committee in May 2026: League 1 with the 36 teams of Nations League A and B in three groups of 12, League 2 with the rest. Spain and Portugal are already qualified but will still play, for Nations League positions. Start date and draw not announced.
- CONMEBOLReported
Federation presidents said in July and August 2026 that CONMEBOL will keep the round robin with all ten teams, hosts included, and that the table will also decide places in the 2031 Nations League; CONMEBOL has not announced it officially. The seven non-hosts play for 3 direct places + 1 play-off place. Start date in 2027 not fixed.
- CAFNot announced
Format and calendar not announced. Morocco is in as a host.
- AFCNot announced
Format and calendar not announced; preliminary rounds are expected from 2027.
- OFCNot announced
Format and calendar not announced.
Places per confederation
ReportedFIFA has not published the 2030 allocation. The 2026 table is expected to carry over:
- UEFA 16
- CAF 9
- AFC 8
- CONMEBOL 6
- CONCACAF 6
- OFC 1
- Play-off tournament 2
Sources
- FIFA Council, 4 Oct 2023
- FIFA — World Cup 2030
- UEFA, 20 May 2026
- ESPN — CONCACAF road to 2030
- Sky Sports — dates and hosts
- El Desmarque — Spanish venues
- Infobae — CONMEBOL centenary stadiums, 11 Dec 2024
- El Diario (Ecuador) — CONMEBOL qualifying format, 23 Jul 2026
- Visión 360 — CONMEBOL qualifying format, 30 Aug 2026