Ukraine will join the candidacy of Spain and Portugal for the 2030 World Cup

Ukraine

will be part of Spain and Portugal's bid

.

This has been confirmed to EL MUNDO by government sources, which has supported the initiative, whose official launch will take place this Wednesday through a press conference.

It will be in Nyon, the UEFA headquarters, where

, the president of the Spanish Federation, and

, the Portuguese, explain the details.

The initiative has the support of the Ukrainian president,

, and the governments of both countries, who have held talks on this matter in recent weeks.

Despite the fact that in the Spanish Federation they have made an effort not to confirm or deny the news during the last hours, since it was published by the British newspaper

, they do slip to incorporate the country invaded by Russia, and which has been suffering since last month February, is a message to the world: "Soccer cannot turn its back on the real world", they say from the Federation.

Euro 2012

Ukraine already co-organized in 2012 with Poland, a border country, the European Championship that the Spanish team conquered precisely

, and after the World Cup is held this year in Qatar and in 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, it has many prospects for return to Europe.

At the moment, in addition to the Iberian project,

, who want to bring the event to South America taking advantage of the 100th anniversary of its first edition on Uruguayan soil, while there is another possibility of another joint candidacy between Greece, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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