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Why we need to forget about Ireland s 2030 World Cup bid
Updated / Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021
09:32
Opinion: a substantial financial investment into an idealistic tournament bid would be money better spent on local priorities
The FAI, the Irish Football Association, the English FA, the Football Association of Wales, and the Scottish FA have confirmed plans for a five-association bid to host the World Cup tournament in 2030. Although this move has been welcomed by many, the motivation behind it is mainly political and is not in the best interests of Irish sport.
The possibility of a joint bid for the five nations to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup was first announced in 2018. It is probably no coincidence that the announcement was made in the aftermath of a World Cup that Ireland failed to qualify for. Quite an expensive carrot to be dangling in front of disheartened Irish soccer fans: surely there are easier ways to qualify for a World Cup than hosting it?