Boris clashes with EU over plans to bring Britain together in World Cup 2030 Politics | News

Mr Johnson met with UEFA President Alexander Ceferin and made the case for the prestigious competition to be played in the UK and Ireland ahead of today’s Euro 2020 final between England and Italy. But Britain will face stiff opposition from the European Union, which is understood to support a joint bid by Spain-Portugal to host the FIFA World Cup.

Lisbon and Madrid The bids were first announced by the football federations in October 2020 and are expected to put pressure on European governing body UEFA, who are reportedly keen to choose a venue in 2024 before a final vote. A single European candidate should be selected. .

Any formal bidding process to find a host country will begin in 2022 and a final host will be selected at the FIFA Congress in 2024.

Although a formal bid has yet to be announced by the UK government, the move, talks have taken place with the Football Association, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and Welsh, Ulster and Irish counterparts.

A UK government source told The Express that a bid “Brexit would bring Britain on the world stage” and “bring the UK closer together.”

He continued: “Tonight’s victory for England at Euro could be the start of a long road to football success.

“We also did the Olympics in 2012, so we definitely have the potential to put on a good show.”

The Sunday Telegraph also reported that ministers had privately mentioned the “power of sport” to strengthen ties between nations during the meetings.

Venues that could be included in the 2030 bid include Hampden Park in Glasgow, Wembley Stadium in London and Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

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He added: “We are very much looking forward to bringing football home in 2030. I think this is the right place.

“It’s the home of football, it’s the right time. It will be a wonderful thing for the country.”

The Scottish government declined to be ready on a 2030 UK bid, but a senior source insisted that Scotland had the potential to host a major sporting event following the success of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

He said: “The success of the 2014 Commonwealth Games shows that we have been able to host and coordinate major sporting events.”