
<p>Focused on the 100-year anniversary of the inaugural World Cup, four nations in South America officially submitted a bid to host the 2030 World Cup.</p>



<p>Those countries are Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. The first three from that list have all hosted at least one World Cup in the past. Uruguay’s inclusion in the list is of particular note, as it was the host for that first World Cup in 1930. It also <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/05/10/how-many-countries-have-won-a-world-cup-on-home-turf/">won the World Cup on home soil</a>. </p>



<p>A joint bid between the four nations has long been in the works. However, this official bid wants the tournament to “return where football was born.”</p>



<p>“The 2030 World Cup is not just another World Cup, it deserves a celebration with recognition for 100 years,” said Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American confederation CONMEBOL. Dominguez spoke with representatives of each of the four nations during a ceremony in Argentina. He, along with the rest of South America is excited at the potential to host the 2030 World Cup.</p>



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<p>“We are convinced that FIFA has an obligation to honour the memory of those who came before us and believed in greatness and made the first World Cup,” Dominguez said.</p>



<h2>South America not alone in bid to host 2030 World Cup</h2>



<p>The CONMEBOL bid is the second official bid for the 2030 World Cup. The other comes out of UEFA, which submitted a joint hosting from Spain, Portugal and Ukraine. Ukraine only joined the proposal in October of 2022.</p>



<p>However, there are other locations yet to submit <em>official </em>bids that are all but assured to do so.</p>



<p>The biggest competitor is likely Saudi Arabia. Not only has Saudi Arabia aligned itself with FIFA’s advertisements at other World Cups, but it expressed interest in a <a href="https://time.com/6237519/saudi-arabia-world-cup-2030-bid/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">joint bid with Egypt and Greece</a>. While it would be a fairly spread out World Cup, it would encapsulate three continents. Of course, Saudi Arabia has a comparable human rights record to Qatar, which controversially hosted the 2022 World Cup. </p>



<p>A final potential host is Morocco, which has been in the mix for hosting the World Cup on a number of occasions. It narrowly missed out on hosting the 2026 World Cup, won by the United States, Mexico and Canada. If Morocco does submit a bid to host, it will be the country’s sixth bid to host the World Cup.</p>



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South America officially submitted a bid to host the 2030 World Cup. Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile are the listed co-hosts.

South America submits joint bid for 2030 World Cup

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<p>In advance of the 2022 World Cup, South America’s upcoming qualifying games will be on fuboTV in the United States.</p>
<p>The live-TV service acts as a hub for soccer, providing coverage for games throughout the world. As the company already streamed the prior sets of games, they’ve now added games from September 2, 5 and 9 to their schedule.</p>
<p>Over those three matchdays, fuboTV will have coverage of 15 games from across the continent, highlighted by Brazil hosting Argentina.</p>
<p>fuboTV describes itself as the premier streaming location for soccer fans. With their coverage of these World Cup qualifiers, it is clear to see why.</p>
<p>The company caters to an international audience. Therefore, they broadcast games in multiple languages. For the English-language audiences, fuboTV will carry coverage of the 15 games, while games will also stream in Spanish-language.</p>
<p>The service is available through practically any device, making it fairly easy to access.</p>
<p><strong><u>fuboTV users can stream CONMEBOL matches and programming in several ways:</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>New fuboTV subscribers</strong></p>
<p>Customers that subscribe to the <a href="https:\/\/www.fubo.tv/lp/soccer/?irad=356358&amp;irmp=330866" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Starter</a> ($64.99/month), <a href="https:\/\/www.fubo.tv/lp/soccer/?irad=356358&amp;irmp=330866" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pro</a> ($69.99/month), or <a href="https:\/\/www.fubo.tv/lp/soccer/?irad=356358&amp;irmp=330866">Elite</a> ($74.99) English base plans on or after August 30, 2021 can add the <em>CONMEBOL &amp; More</em> channel package to see all CONMEBOL matches. In addition to CONMEBOL coverage, this package also includes eight other premium sports channels featuring soccer, baseball, football, basketball and more.</p>
<p>Spanish-speaking customers can subscribe to fuboTV’s <a href="https:\/\/www.fubo.tv/stream/latino/en/?irad=1070868&amp;irmp=330866/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Latino</a> plan to see all CONMEBOL coverage. In addition to all CONMEBOL coverage, the Latino plan features the best in Spanish language TV from sports to news and entertainment.</p>
<p><strong>Current fuboTV subscribers</strong></p>
<p>Customers that subscribed to an English or Spanish base plan before August 30, 2021 will automatically receive CONMEBOL coverage in their existing plans.</p>
<h3>fuboTV World Cup Qualifying Coverage</h3>
<p>fuboTV’s CONMEBOL channels will broadcast pre-match, halftime and post-game studio shows in Spanish, while English-language pre-match, half-time and post-match shows will air on Fubo Sports Network.</p>
<p>These programs, made in house, feature a talented crew of analysts and former players discussing CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers.</p>
<p>For the coverage, audiences will see former professional players Juan Pablo Angel, Mark Gonzalez, Melissa Ortiz, Gilberto Silva and Roque Santa Cruz. Media personality Fernando Fiore also joins the crew. To wrap up the on-air talent, Fubo Sports Network’s hosts are Julie Stewart-Binks and The Cooligans.</p>
<p>However, the coverage of World Cup qualifying does not stop in South America. The “top streaming destination” for world soccer also carries coverage of other soccer federations through its network channel partners.</p>
<p>Also, fuboTV’s coverage of CONMEBOL does not just exist through September 2, 5 and 9. The distributor has coverage of South America qualifiers up until March 2022. At that time, World Cup Qualifying for CONMEBOL concludes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/watch-soccer-via-fubotv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><strong>READ MORE:</strong></em></a><em> How to watch soccer using fuboTV.</em></p>
<h3>CONMEBOL 2022 World Cup Qualifiers</h3>
<p>Commonly one of the hotly contested qualifiers in world soccer, the qualification for Qatar 2022 is intense.</p>
<p>While games are also available <a href="https:\/\/soccertvblog.com/south-american-world-cup-qualifiers-to-air-via-pay-per-view/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">through pay-per-view</a>, fuboTV provides another outlet to watch the 10 teams compete.</p>
<div id="attachment_343144" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https:\/\/www.fubo.tv/stream/latino/en/?irad=1070868&amp;irmp=330866/"><div><figure class="image"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-343144" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-343144" src="https:\/\/ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https:\/\/images.worldsoccertalk.com/webp/WST_20210825_WST_343140_Lionel-Messi-300x428.webp&amp;width=300&amp;height=428" alt="" width="300" height="428" srcset="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/08/Lionel-Messi-300x428.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/08/Lionel-Messi-600x856.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/08/Lionel-Messi-150x214.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/08/Lionel-Messi.jpeg 701w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"></figure></div></a><p id="caption-attachment-343144" class="wp-caption-text">Lionel Messi’s heroics in World Cup Qualifying sent Argentina to the 2018 World Cup on the final matchday.</p></div>
<p>In South America, 10 nations compete for four guaranteed spots at the World Cup. Each team plays a home match and an away match against every other nation in the group. Accordingly, each team plays 18 matches. At the end of all team’s games, the top four teams advance directly to the group stage of the World Cup. The fifth-placed team then enters an international qualifying game to get to the group stage.</p>
<p>In recent years, drama persisted up until the final day. Notably, Lionel Messi’s hat trick against Ecuador on the final matchday bumped Argentina third-position, guaranteeing a spot in Russia.</p>
<p>This season, there are all the makings of as much, if not more drama.</p>
<p>Five teams sit within three points of each other after six matches. Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay and Chile are fighting for the three to five spots. Brazil is a perfect six wins from six. Argentina sits in second with a three-point cushion over Ecuador.</p>
<h3>Matchdays nine, six and 10</h3>
<p>The next set of matches kicks off in early September. Officially, these games represent matchdays nine, six and 10. COVID-19 and other forces pushed back these dates. This jumbled up the previous schedule.</p>
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<h3>FIFA World Cup Qualifying – CONMEBOL</h3>
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In advance of the 2022 World Cup, South America's upcoming qualifying games will be on fuboTV in the United States in both English and Spanish.

fuboTV announces coverage of CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers - World Soccer Talk

fuboTV announces coverage of CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers

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<p>The biggest “win” in New Zealand soccer history was also a major victory for the Italian national team.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Slovakia was the better club for ninety minutes today, taking a 1-0 lead over New Zealand early in the second half on a goal by Robert Vittek.&nbsp; The All Whites, who looked like a club playing in their first World Cup in decades, hung tough but could not find an equalizer until Shane Smeltz sent in a cross which Winston Reid headed past Jan Mucha in<a href="http:\/\/soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264062&amp;cc=5901&amp;ver=us" target="_blank"> the third minute of&nbsp;stoppage time</a>.&nbsp; The draw was New Zealand’s first World Cup point ever and only their second point in a FIFA competition.</p>
<p>But more importantly for Azzurri fans, Group F is back to square one.&nbsp; All four clubs have a point and are squared on goal difference and points scored.&nbsp; While this raises the importance of every subsequent match – since any unseen tie or victory could be even more definitive – it also should be a relief for Italian fans everywhere.</p>
<p>Italy’s draw with Paraguay can generously be described as a poor performance.&nbsp; <a href="http:\/\/www.serieatalk.com/italy-fight-out-a-positive-1-1-draw/2562" target="_blank">You can read an excellent summary of the match here</a>, but in short Lippi’s squad played as many detractors said they would play – slowly and uncreatively.&nbsp; As Serie A fans know, the Azzurri have a wealth of talent and are a squad that can play with the best in the world.&nbsp; Maybe Italy has joined clubs like England, the Netherlands, and Portugal as quality clubs that are off to slow starts.</p>
<p>But the draw today allows Italy to continue to control its own destiny over the next two matches.&nbsp; If Slovakia would have won today, it would have been atop Group F and Italy may have depended on other results to see if it would advance.&nbsp; Now Italy’s path to the next round looks a bit easier.&nbsp; New Zealand looked pretty good against Slovakia but this squad’s goal was to earn a point before going home and building off of that for future tournaments.&nbsp; An angry Italian team should gain a full three points from the All Whites, which would allow them to control their own destiny heading into the final match against Slovakia.&nbsp;</p>
<p>And after yesterday’s performance, this may be the best thing&nbsp;they can ask for. </p>
<p><a href="http:\/\/answers.polldaddy.com/poll/3350033/">Which team had the best performance in the first Group F matches?</a></p>
<p><span style="font:9px">(<a href="http:\/\/www.polldaddy.com">polls</a>)</span></p>


How New Zealand Saved Italy - World Soccer Talk

How New Zealand Saved Italy

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<p>The Azzurri have played their first match, and while some will view the 1-1 draw result as a bad thing, the match was actually filled with positives for Italy.  Although we’ve seen Germany demolish Australia 4-0, I think that the Azzurri match was unique, it finally felt like I was watching a World Cup match. Both sides wanted the win, both sides wanted to score goals, and both sides eventually did.While Italy are known for being defensive, they Azzurri &nbsp;went out onto the field with the idea of scoring goals. It was refreshing compared to some of the matches that we’ve seen which were tight affairs in which both teams only defended. But onto the tactics which were part of Italy’s offensive style.</p>
<p>Marcello Lippi finally revealed his starting 11, he had Buffon in net with a back-line (from right to left) of Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, and Criscito. If front of them, De Rossi and Montolivo acted as holding midfielders, freeing up the remaining four players for offensive duties. It was Gilardino alone up front with Marchisio behind him, Pepe on the right, and Iaquinta on the left, completing a relatively attacking side.</p>
<p>Italy started the match a bit slowly, getting the feel of the ball and the pitch, possession was what they tried to keep from Paraguay who had the dangerous double of Barrios and Valdez.&nbsp;But while Italy seemed dominant, one main thing was worrying tactically, Gilardino, Marchisio, and Iaquinta were all very still, not moving and providing options. This left De Rossi and Montolivo with the workload of spreading the play without options up front, only aided by a constantly working Pepe, and a solid Zambrotta. Paraguay scored their goal with a very nice header from a free kick, and another worrying point tactically cropped up; Italy weren’t marking very well, they left men with too much space as they were disorganized in marking. So the first half gone, Italy had work to do in the second half.</p>
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<p>Buffon was taken off right at the half, replaced by Marchetti, it seems like he might have a hamstring or lower back problem which was bothering him, and Italy fans will be worried without their number one. But it was a breath of fresh air when Marchisio was taken off, the Juventus player was immobile, useless, and plainly having a bad day as he was replaced by a more active Camoranesi later in the second half. Italy were more decisive, Montolivo began to get more used to his playmaking position as he spread balls around for more dangerous crossing opportunities.</p>
<p>Eventually the goal came, De Rossi’s tap in followed a goalkeeper mistake by Villar who completely misjudged the corner’s trajectory. Italy were tied and had plenty of time to win the match as they pressed on with dominant possession and even better plays from a dynamic Montolivo and a never-stopping Pepe. Sadly putting Di Natale on for Gilardino didn’t get the winner, but Italy were able to win an important point, in a match filled with positives.</p>
<p>I was truly expecting the worst in this match, but Lippi has revealed a much more fluid and offensive team than I thought he would. What do you think about this, be sure to share your thoughts below!</p>


Italy fight out a positive 1-1 draw - World Soccer Talk

Italy fight out a positive 1-1 draw

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<p>The World Cup is one week away, and if you are a soccer fan, it is hard not to be anxious for the tournament to begin.&nbsp; In anticipation of the first Group F match on June 14 (Italy v. Paraguay) I will post of preview of the other three teams in Group F, to help <em>Azzurri </em>fans see the competition in the group stage.&nbsp; Also, I would encourage everyone to visit <a href="http:\/\/epltalk.com/who-will-advance-from-the-world-cup-group-stage/20446#more-20446" target="_blank">EPL Talk and cast their votes</a> on which squads will advance from the group stage.</p>
<p><strong>Paraguay</strong></p>
<p><strong>Manager – </strong>Gerardo Martino</p>
<p><strong>FIFA Ranking</strong> – 31</p>
<p><strong>Schedule</strong> – Italy (6/14), Slovakia (6/20), New Zealand (6/24)</p>
<p><strong>Qualification</strong> – Second place, CONMEBOL</p>
<p><strong>Big name player</strong>– Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City)</p>
<p><strong>Last time did not qualify for WC</strong> – 1994</p>
<p>For many experts, Paraguay is considered the second team most likely to advance from this group.&nbsp; The nation is playing in its fourth consecutive World Cup but has never advanced past the second round.&nbsp; To advance even further, it needs to&nbsp;rely on its defense while hoping its thin front line and inexperienced manager can come through when needed.</p>
<p>Paraguay finished a convincing second in the tough CONMEBOL, only one point behind first place Brazil.&nbsp; In qualifying they won matches&nbsp;versus&nbsp;Brazil (2-0), Argentina (1-0), at Chile, and at Columbia, with a draw at Argentina.&nbsp; But the big story in the lead up to the World Cup was the shooting of striker Salvador Cabenas in March, prompting his temporary retirement from soccer and depriving&nbsp;<em>la Albirroja</em>&nbsp;of a very talented striker.</p>
<p>Cabenas’s absence means the club will further need to rely on Roque Santa Cruz, the Premier League veteran who notched three goals in 18 EPL matches this season.&nbsp; He is one of four players on the squad who played in England this year, and Serie A fans will recognize midfielder Edgar Barreto, who starred for Atalanta this season.&nbsp; But other than those, most of the players have made their careers in South American leagues.&nbsp; The stars of the 1998 and 2002 squads that have retired are being replaced by players&nbsp;that are&nbsp;veterans of the Paraguay squads that won the Milk Cup in 2002, 2003, and 2006.</p>
<p>One place where there is glaring inexperience is on the bench.&nbsp; Manager Gerardo Martino was appointed in 2007, and this will be his first World Cup as a manager or player.&nbsp; He was successful at the club level in Paraguay, but the difference between the national league and the world stage may place Paraguay at a slight disadvantage, especially against experienced squads like Italy.&nbsp; He favors a 4-4-2 formation with Santa Cruz and Nelson Haedo Valdez (Borussia Dortmund) up front.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Defense is the key for <em>la Albirroja</em>, as the club tends to play tight in the back and wait for opportunities to counter.&nbsp; The keeper is Justo Villar, who made 15 appearances in La Liga for Real Vallalodid but has only seven minutes experience in the World Cup.&nbsp; He has, however, appeared in multiple <em>Copa America</em> tournaments.&nbsp; Cristian Riveros in the middle is the key to the counter – the&nbsp;left winger&nbsp;will lead the&nbsp;breaks and push the ball to the forwards to create scoring chances.&nbsp;</p>
<p>But Paraguay is vulnerable to experienced teams that maintain possession.&nbsp; And this is why they&nbsp;are an excellent first match for the <em>Azzurri</em>, an experienced and disciplined club.&nbsp; Italy certainly has more talent, and if they dominate possession and take advantage of their scoring chances, the Paraguay match offers them an opportunity to&nbsp;build positive momentum&nbsp;into the next round.&nbsp; But sloppy and undisciplined play and they could have problems with Paraguay, casting doubt on their repeat chances.</p>
<p>Paraguay has the talent to advance and cause problems for the Italians, as well as advance into the round of 16.&nbsp; But anything more than that may be too much to ask.&nbsp; But what do you think?</p>

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