The president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina) and José Mujica (Uruguay) signed on 2 the Constitutive Act of the Binational Commission for the Application of both countries to jointly organize the 2030 World Cup.
In a meeting held in the Hall of Argentinean Women Bicentennial of the Casa Rosada, the two leaders made progress in the project to organize the event, whose first edition took place in 1930 in Montevideo.
On that occasion, Uruguay thrashed Argentina 4-2 in the final and was the first World Cup champion, whose title he repeated in 1950 against Brazil in the remembered “Maracana” Rio de Janeiro.
The Argentinians, meanwhile, won the crown when they hosted in 1978 with the goal of “Matador” Kempes Mario, and in Mexico in 1986, with the help of a star Diego Maradona.
“This thing started in 2009 dreamed together with our brothers
Uruguay continues to move forward with concrete support of our Presidents and Ministers, which led to the creation of the Binational Commission,” said Secretary of Sports of the Nation, Claudio Morresi.
In a press release, the official, who attended the event, said that continuing to work “in pursuit of this dream” of making “the 2030 World be associated with the Rio de la Plata”.
At the farewell dinner organized by the America’s Cup South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) on Saturday July 23, the sports authorities and soccer in Argentina and Uruguay had submitted a formal bid to FIFA president, Sepp Blatter.
Last May, during the Ninth Assembly of the American Board of Sport and South American in Rio de Janeiro, member countries had already given their backing to the initiative conducive to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Uruguayan Football Association ( AUF).
America has hosted the World Cup four times: Uruguay 1930, Brazil 1950, Chile 1962 and Argentina 1978. In 2014 will be held for the second time in Brazil. (Xinhua)
03/08/2011
