Sánchez defends the 2030 World Cup candidacy before Infantino after the Rubiales case

The acting head of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, defended this Tuesday before the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, the joint candidacy of Spain, Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup after the controversy caused by the case of the already former president of the Spanish Federation Luis Rubiales.

The meeting was held in New York, where both met and where the President of the Government participates in various events to mark the beginning of the new period of sessions of the UN Assembly.

Along with some photos of both at the meeting, Sánchez wrote in a message on X (formerly Twitter) that “Spain is working with Portugal and Morocco on a solid candidacy for the 2030 World Cup with an ambitious project.”

“And we do it with a clear idea: football is a sport with global reach that can transmit values,” he added.

The meeting was held after the controversy caused by the attitude of Rubiales in the final match of the women's soccer World Cup that Spain won, who kissed the player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth.

Some events after which Infantino said “should never have happened.”

The Government has been ensuring that this case should not affect the joint candidacy for the 2030 World Cup, and Sánchez considered in light of what happened that what Brand Spain is was evident in the exemplary reaction of the players of the soccer team and the spectacular reaction of Spanish society.