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The Generalitat asks that the Valencian Community be reconsidered as the host of the World Cup

 

Valencia has the capacity to host major sporting events and the collaboration of the institutions is complete.

 

The Generalitat is asking that the Valencian Community be reconsidered as the host of the 2030 World Cup due to its proven ability to organise sporting events and the willingness of public institutions to do so at all times. 

 

The Director General of Sports, Luis Cervera, has expressed his displeasure at the decision by the Royal Spanish Football Federation to exclude Valencia as a venue for the World Cup, without justification and without any objective arguments. 

“The city of Valencia is used to hosting large-scale sporting events, it has good hotel infrastructure and a powerful transport network with excellent connections,” Cervera explained. 

 

As regards institutional collaboration, he recalled that both the Valencia City Council and the Generalitat facilitated all the documentation processing and have demonstrated their commitment to making this city the host city. 

 

The Director General of Sports has urged the Royal Football Federation to “reverse its decision because it can still be done because we are on time to get to the World Cup.”

 

Likewise, it has appealed to the Government of Spain, through the High Council of Sports, to speak out and include the Valencian Community against the decision of the Royal Spanish Football Federation not to include Valencia.