Conmebol presented the 18 stadiums for the 2030 World Cup: seven are Argentinian

Conmebol has ratified its candidacy for the World Cup 2030 and presented the 18 stadiums that could host him, including seven in Argentina, during the 76th Ordinary Congress of the South American Football Confederation held in Luque.

Through a video, the organization chaired by Paraguayan Alejandro Domínguez detailed the 18 venues where the 104 matches of the 48 teams will be played. In addition to Argentina’s seven, Paraguay has five, and Uruguay and Chile each have three.

He monumental stadiumwith a capacity of 83,000, it is the largest arena in Latin America and has secured its place as one of the proposed venues for the World Cup.

While Conmebol has expressed that the construction in Paraguay of the Conmebol Stadium, which will host 60,000 people.

In Argentina, three have been repeated since the ’78 World Cup

The 1978 World Cup had six venues: He monumental stadium (River), Giuseppe Amalfitani (Velez), Mendoza Argentine Falklands, Carreras Castle in Córdoba (now Mario Alberto Kempes), World Cup in Mar del Plata (today José María Minella) and the The little giant of the stream (Central Rosary). On this occasion three stay and three leave.

In addition to River’s home, where the Argentine national team lifted its first World Cup, Mario Alberto Kempes and Malvinas Argentinas will repeat themselves, providing that federal touch that a competition like this must have. Those who will not have activities will be Amalfitani, Minella and Gigante de Arroyito.

Three of the other four proposed stadiums won a place as they are among the most modern in the country. He Unique stadium in La Plata It opened in 2003 and was refurbished for the 2011 Copa América. Today, with Estudiantes at Estadio Uno and the Gimnasia en el Bosque, the venue is used for shows.

For his part, the Mother of the Cities of Santiago del Estero opens as one of the great novelties of architecture, inaugurated in 2021. And the other one that has also been chosen is the Liberators of America – Ricardo Enrique Bochini de Avellanedareopening in June 2013.

The seventh is a mix of history and ability. The Presidente Perón racing stadiumAlthough it has not undergone a major renovation process like other Argentine football fields, it is a landmark abroad, with a capacity of 42,000.

The great absenteeOf course it is Alberto J. Armando of Boca Juniors, with the possibility of gathering 54,000 spectators. As in 1978, it won’t be a World Cup.

The 18 stadiums proposed for the World Cup

ARGENTINA (7): Monumental Stadium (83,000 spectators), Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba (57,000), Único Stadium in La Plata (53,000), Madre de Ciudades Stadium in Santiago del Estero (30,000), Libertadores de América Stadium (48,000), Malvinas Argentinas Stadium de Mendoza (42,000), Presidente Perón Stadium (42,000).

PARAGUAY (5): Conmebol Stadium (60,000) to be built, Defensores del Chaco Stadium (45,000), Gral Stadium. Pablo Rojas (45,000), Antonio Aranda Stadium (28,000) and Villa Alegre Stadium (45,000).

Uruguayan (3): Centenario Stadium (60,000), Campeón del Siglo Stadium (40,000) and Gran Parque Central Stadium (34,000)

CHILI PEPPER (3): Santiago Monumental Stadium (48,000), Colo Colo Monumental Stadium (43,000) and Ester Roja Stadium (33,000)