Gran Canaria is presented as the venue for the 2030 World Cup against the RFEF

Gran Canaria is already a real possibility to host one of the venues for the 2030 World Cup if the proposal of Spain and Portugal. Francisco CastellanoCouncilor for Sports of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, presented this Monday in Madrid and before the Royal Spanish Football Federation the request for the island to be one of the venues for the World Cup 2030 of football, a proposal launched in the first instance by the United for Gran Canaria political group.

The counselor thanked the good predisposition shown in Madrid by Luis Rubialespresident of the RFEF and present in Gran Canaria last week, and has been optimistic: “We have to see what the latest requirements are requested to be able to be the venue firmly, but in any case we are with all the hope in the world and with all the expectations that in the end we can be the venue.”

One of the handicaps that the Canary Islands may have on paper is its distance from other candidates on the Iberian Peninsula, but for Francisco Castellano it won’t be a detriment “Because all the teams will have to travel by plane or by train, and in our case we are just two hours from the peninsula and we have magnificent air connections.”

Refurbishment of the Gran Canaria Stadium

One of the works that will have to be undertaken to have a chance of hosting the 2030 World Cup will be the Gran Canaria Stadium, where UD Las Palmas currently plays. One of the requirements is have capacity for 40,000 people and, for this, the works of the Siete Palmas venue are fundamental: “We have to adapt the Gran Canaria Stadium to the 21st century. We have to remodel it in the coming years,” declared the Councilor for Sports of the Cabildo.

Maximum support from UD Las Palmas

Once again, the island institution has “applauded the presentation of Gran Canaria as the venue for the 2030 World Cup” and has been fully willing to help the island in any way possible to achieve this long-awaited achievement: “UD Las Palmas reiterates its offer and full collaboration with the bid to make Gran Canaria one of the World Cup venueswith the conviction that only the teamwork of the different administrations, institutions and organizations linked to the world of football will bring this candidacy to a successful conclusion, while offering its maximum availability to form part of the work table that develops this bet “, Sentenced a statement from the club chaired by Miguel Ángel Ramírez.