wor;d cup 2030

Six countries. Five time zones. Three continents. Two different seasons. One World Cup. The proposed plans for the 2030 tournament – to be held in South America, Africa and Europe – are difficult to imagine as a reality. It will be the first time a World Cup has been played on more than one continent – 2002 was the only previous event with more than one host in neighbouring countries South Korea and Japan. That will change when the USA, Mexico and Canada host in 2026 – but that will not match the scale of the 2030 World Cup. Spain, Portugal and…