Although it is the country that has the most venues, an emblematic field was left out of the selection.
Conmebol ratified its candidacy for the World Cup 2030 and presented the 18 stadiums that could host it, including seven in Argentina, during the 76th Ordinary Congress of the South American soccer confederation held in Luque.
Through a video, the organization chaired by the Paraguayan Alejandro Domínguez detailed the 18 venues in which the 104 games of the 48 teams will be played. In addition to the seven Argentines, Paraguay has five and Uruguay and Chile have three each.
He monumental stadiumwith a capacity for 83,000 spectators, is the largest arena in Latin America and has secured its place as one of the proposed venues for the World Cup.
While Conmebol expressed that the construction in Paraguay of the Conmebol Stadium, which will host 60.000 personas.
In Argentina, three are repeated from the 78 World Cup
The 1978 World Cup had six venues: he monumental stadium (River), Joseph Amalfitani (Velez), Argentine Falklands of Mendoza, Chateau Carreras of Cordoba (today Mario Alberto Kempes), Mar del Plata World Cup (today José María Minella) and the Little Creek Giant (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, providing the federal touch that a competition like this must have. Those who will not have activity 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 of La Plata It was inaugurated in 2003 and was remodeled for the 2011 Copa América. Today, with Estudiantes in Estadio Uno and Gimnasia en el Bosque, the place is used for shows.
For his part, the Mother of Cities of Santiago del Estero opens its way as one of the great innovations in architecture, inaugurated in 2021. And the other one that was also chosen is the Liberators of America – Ricardo Enrique Bochini de Avellanedareopening in June 2013.
The seventh is a mix between history and capacity. The Presidente Perón Stadium of RacingAlthough it did not undergo a major remodeling process like other Argentine soccer fields, it is a reference abroad, with a capacity for 42,000 people.
The great absenteeOf course, it is Alberto J. Armando of Boca Juniors, with the possibility of gathering 54,000 spectators. As in 1978, it will not 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. Pablo Rojas Stadium (45,000), Antonio Aranda Stadium (28,000) and Villa Alegre Stadium (45,000).
URUGUAY (3): Centenario Stadium (60,000), Campeón del Siglo Stadium (40,000) and Gran Parque Central Stadium (34,000)
CHILE (3): Monumental Stadium of Santiago (48,000), Monumental Stadium of Colo Colo (43,000) and Ester Roja Stadium (33,000)
