China News Service, October 8th. In the early morning of the 8th, Beijing time, an international warm-up match started at the Jesse-Alvalade Stadium. Portugal drew with Spain 0:0 at home.
However, before this game, the Spanish Football Association officially announced that it had started talks with Portugal on a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup and signed related agreements.
Both parties sign an agreement.
Image source: Official Twitter of the Spanish Football Association
Spain hosted the World Cup in 1982, and 38 years have passed since then, while Portugal has never hosted the World Cup.
Once the two sides successfully bid to host, this will also be the first time in Portuguese history to host the World Cup.
The President of the Spanish Football Association Rubleas said: "This agreement represents an important step in our joint project. There is nothing more hopeful and expectant than organizing a World Cup. We can't think of a better one than Portugal. Partners, we and Portugal will go hand in hand."
It is worth mentioning that earlier La Liga officials also issued an announcement saying that La Liga will support Spain and Portugal in bidding for the 2030 World Cup.
It is worth mentioning that Portugal and Spain face many opponents.
In addition to Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile from South America, which will jointly bid for the World Cup, according to foreign media reports, the United Kingdom and Ireland also plan to bid for the World Cup together. In addition, Romania, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria also plan to jointly bid for the 2030 World Cup.
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