Saturday, 3 June 2017

World Cup 2030: Uefa president backs English or combined British bid

• Aleksander Ceferin: ‘If [the FA] decide to go, we will strongly support them’
• Uefa head also addresses impact on organisation by ‘Fifa matters’

The Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has given his backing to the 2030 World Cup being held in England – or a combined British bid.

The Slovenian said earlier in the week that it will be “Europe’s turn” to host the tournament, following 2022 in Qatar and a 2026 event tipped to take place in North America. Ceferin has now gone further by backing a return to Britain for the first time since England hosted and won the 1966 World Cup.

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