2030 WORLD CUP
The 2030 World Cup venues in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, in detail: capacity, which rounds each stadium will host...
2030 World Cup games will be shared between 18 venues in Spain, Morocco and Portugal. Spain will have the most available seats.
The 2030 World Cup in Spain, Morocco and Portugal is now official. After presenting the candidacy dossier a few months ago, a 377-page document with a wealth of details, and having been given a score of 4.2 by FIFA a few days ago, today, an Extraordinary Congress of the highest body has ratified the candidacy as organizer of the World Cup.
Data on the venues project and how the venues will look in 2030 has also emerged. In the case of the Bernabéu, the stadium is already fully operational, but most of the other vanues still have to face major renovations - and some will even need to be built from scratch. The most striking case being the mega-project of the Hassan II stadium in Casablanca, which aspires to be one of the largest sports stadiums on the planet with a capacity of 115,000.
In fact, the Hassan II stadium will be the only stadium that will be able compete with Bernabéu, the favourite, or the new Camp Nou to host the final. Each stadium, depending on its capacity, as well as all kinds of details such as accessibility, VIP areas, parking... can opt to host higher or lower rounds of the tournament (round of 16, quarter finals, semi-finals).
In this dossier, there is even a curious section that highlights the largest events that have been hosted so far, in the case of stadiums that have already been built.
There are 11 proposed in Spain, five in Morocco and three in Portugal. In the case of Spain, a selection process had to be carried out in which stadiums such as Nuevo Mestalla in Valencia and Balaídos in Vigo were left out. These are the final 20 that have been chosen:
Spain
- Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid). Capacity in 2030: 78,297. Maximum World Cup round it can host: Final. Largest event hosted: Spain-Brazil, Taylor Swift concert... Owner: Real Madrid.
- Camp Nou (Barcelona). Capacity in 2030: 103,447. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Final. Owner: FC Barcelona.
- Metropolitano (Madrid). Capacity in 2030: 70,650. Maximum round it can host: Semi-finals. Largest event hosted: 2019 Champions League Final... Owner: Club Atlético de Madrid.
- Riazor (A Coruña). Capacity in 2030: 48,015. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Round of 16. Largest event hosted: 1982 World Cup, 2004 Champions League semi-finals... Owner: A Coruña City Council.
- RCDE Stadium (Barcelona). Capacity in 2030: 40,259. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Quarter-finals. Largest event hosted: Rammstein concert in 2019... Owner: RCD Espanyol.
- San Mamés (Bilbao). Capacity in 2030: 53,633. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Quarter-finals. Largest event hosted: Women’s Champions League, European rugby final, MTV Awards. Owner: San Mamés Barria.
- Gran Canaria Stadium (Las Palmas). Capacity in 2030: 44,500. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Quarter-finals. Largest event hosted: Gran Canaria Live Fest. Owner: Cabildo de Gran Canaria.
- La Rosaleda (Málaga). Capacity in 2030: 45,000. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Quarter-finals. Largest event hosted: 2013 Champions League quarter-finals, 2006 Shakira concert... Owner: Málaga City Council, Málaga Provincial Council and Andalusian Regional Government.
- Reale Arena [Anoeta] (San Sebastián). Capacity in 2030: 42,300. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Quarter-finals. Largest event hosted: Champions League, Europa League, Rammstein concert... Owner: Anoeta Kiroldegia.
- Nuevo Romareda (Zaragoza). Capacity in 2030: 43,144. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Round of 16. Owner: La Nueva Romareda SL.
- La Cartuja (Seville). Capacity in 2030: 71,000. Maximum round it can host in the World Cup: Semi-final. Largest events hosted: concerts, Copa del Rey finals... Owner: Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla SL.
Morocco
- Hassan II Grand Stadium (Casablanca). Capacity in 2030: 115,000. Maximum round it can host: Final. Owner: Ministry of Education and Sport.
- Agadir Grand Stadium (Agadir). Capacity in 2030: 46,000. Maximum round it can host: Quarter-finals. Major events hosted: 2018 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013 Club World Cup... Owner: Ministry of Education and Sport.
- Fez Grand Stadium (Fez). Capacity in 2030: 55,800. Maximum round it can host: Quarter-finals. Largest events hosted: 2011 Confederations Cup. Owner: Ministry of Education and Sport.
- Grand Stade Marrakech (Marrakech). Capacity in 2030: 45,860. Maximum round it can host: Quarter-finals. Major events hosted: 2013 Club World Cup, 2018 African Cup of Nations... Owner: Ministry of Education and Sport.
- Prince Moulay Abdellah (Rabat). Capacity in 2030: 68,700. Maximum round it can host: Semi-final. Major events hosted: 2022 Club World Cup, Arab Champions League, U-23 Africa Cup... Owner: Ministry of Education and Sport.
- Tangier Grand Stadium (Tangier). Capacity in 2030: 75,600. Maximum round it can host: Semi-final. Largest events hosted: 2022 Club World Cup... Owner: Ministry of Education and Sport.
Portugal
- Estadio Da Luz (Lisbon). Capacity in 2030: 65,209. Maximum round it can host: Semi-final. Largest events hosted: Euro 2004, Champions League final... Owner: SL Benfica.
- José Alvalade Stadium (Lisbon). Capacity in 2030: 50,103. Maximum round it can host: Round of 16. Biggest events hosted: 2005 UEFA Cup final, women’s Champions League final... Owner: Sporting CP.
- Estadio do Dragão (Porto). Capacity in 2030: 51,075. Maximum round it can host: Quarter-finals. Biggest events hosted: 2021 Champions League final, 2019 Nations League final... Owner: FC Porto.
The 2030 World Cup will feature a total of 48 teams (the six hosts: Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay plus another 42 teams).
There will be 104 games played at the tournament - the same as the next edition (2026) which will be held in the US, Canada and Mexico. The number is an increase from the 64 we saw in Qatar 2022.