The 2030 men's FIFA World Cup is set to be spread across six countries on three continents. Spain and Portugal in Europe and Morocco in North Africa will be the main co-hosts.
The FIFA council, which has been discussing a plan to combine rival bids, has said the Spain-Portugal-Morocco bid is the only candidate and that three South American countries will host games.
Those nations, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina will get an opening match each to mark 100 years since the first World Cup took place in Uruguay and was won by the host nation.
Argentina were runners-up at that tournament, while Paraguay is recognized as the traditional home of Conmebol, the South American confederation.
The first game of the tournament will take place in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, the city which hosted the first World Cup finals match 93 years ago.
Matches in Argentina and Paraguay will follow, before the rest of the 48-team tournament moves to North Africa and Europe.
The proposal, backed by UEFA, the Confederation of African Football and the South American confederation Conmebol, was accepted by the FIFA council at a meeting on Wednesday. It now needs approval by FIFA congress.
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