Argentina, Uruguay want to co-host 2030 World Cup

COLONIA, Uruguay (Reuters) - Argentina and neighbouring Uruguay will bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup, Argentine President Mauricio Macri said at a joint news conference on Thursday with Uruguayan leader Tabare Vazquez.

"We have decided that our best opportunity is to jointly nominate ourselves as candidates," Macri said during a visit to Colonia, Uruguay.

Uruguay hosted and won the first World Cup in 1930, beating Argentina 4-2 in the final.

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(Reporting by Matias Larramendi; Writing by Hugh Bronstein, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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Published 8 January 2016 6:05am

Updated 8 January 2016 6:08am

Source: Reuters

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Argentina, Uruguay want to co-host 2030 World Cup

COLONIA, Uruguay (Reuters) - Argentina and neighbouring Uruguay will bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup, Argentine President Mauricio Macri said at a joint news conference on Thursday with Uruguayan leader Tabare Vazquez.

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