The Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Affairs confirmed on Tuesday that “no more stadiums will be built” for the 2030 World Cup, attributing the lack of detailed information on the economic impact to the embryonic stage the process is currently in.
‘No more stadiums will be built, which means the bogeyman has slipped off the map [financeira] does not appear. There are Estádio da Luz, Estádio de Alvalade and Estádio do Dragão, which will be at the service of Mundial2030 and will organize more than a dozen games,” said Ana Catarina Mendes during a hearing in the Committee on Culture, Communications, Youth and Youth .Sport, in the Assembly of the Republic.
The Minister responsible for Sports recalled that the tournament will only take place in seven years, which makes it impossible to respond to “all the details regarding the involvement of the Portuguese State” in the event, as stated in the request for a urgent hearing. made by IL.
“In seven years we will not know the reality. One thing I do know is that both the Portuguese State and the Portuguese Football Federation will be involved in the best World Cup ever, in the centenary celebrations,” said Ana Catarina Mendes. , who was accompanied by the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, João Paulo Rebelo.
The minister pointed out that she will only have more detailed information after the presentation of the declaration of intent, the deadline of which is October 31, as the cost estimate initially made by the Portuguese and Spanish candidacies is outdated, due to the inclusion of Morocco in the list organizing countries and the change in the competitive model.
“A new investigation will be carried out and we will be here to talk about these costs,” assured Ana Catarina Mendes, emphasizing that “there are things we must learn from the past and one of them is that we should not build new stadiums build”, referring to Euro2004, organized exclusively by Portugal.
The Minister responsible for Sports considered that it is necessary to “rationalize the investments made over the years”, such as the use of existing training and internship centers, and to provide guarantees in terms of safety, mobility and public health for the competition.
“Sustainability is the key word in the organization of this World Cup,” said Ana Catarina Mendes, based on “respect for public procurement, total transparency in the use of public money and guarantee of accountability.”
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be organized by Portugal, Spain and Morocco, FIFA announced on October 4.
Portugal is making its World Cup debut after hosting Euro 2004, Spain Euro 1964 and the 1982 World Cup, while Morocco hosted the African Cup of Nations (CAN) in 1988.
It will be the first time that a World Cup is shared between six countries. Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host three World Cup matches as a way to celebrate “the centenary” of the competition, the first edition of which took place in Uruguay in 1930.
Source: DN
