Spain and Portugal turn to the candidacy that both countries will carry out jointly for the 2030 World Cup. The Royal Spanish Football Federation and the Portuguese Football Federation, led by their presidents, Luis Rubiales and Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva, respectively, they will receive in the previous of the duel that will measure both teams in the Metropolitan stadium the presence of His Majesty King Felipe VI, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, the Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa and the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, with the aim of making this project visible, which will unite the citizens and fans of these two countries. This act, which will be broadcast on TVE live, will begin before the match that will face the sister teams, the Spanish and the Portuguese team, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wanda Metropolitano, just 100 years after the first duel between the two, which took place in 1921. for the Olympic Games in Antwerp, he played his first two games on Spanish territory in 1921. The first was against Belgium and the second, in December of that same year, against Portugal. The international match that measured Spain and the Portuguese team on December 18, 1921 was at the O’Donnell stadium in Madrid, where the national team, led by Manuel de Castro (Handicap), beat Portugal 3-1, with two goals from Alcántara and a magnificent one from Meana, head to pass from Pagaza. The Portuguese goal was the work of Augusto.One hundred years later, Spain and Portugal will shake hands at the Wanda Metropolitano de Madrid before the EURO 2020 dispute, in a meeting preceded by the boost given by the highest institutional representatives of both countries to host the World Cup of the FIFA 2030. The flags of Spain and Portugal In addition, the Wanda Metropolitano stadium and the Telecommunications Palace, headquarters of the Madrid City Council, will become this Thursday a reflection of the union of the two countries that will choose to host the next 2030 World Cup: Spain and Portugal. In this way, from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., the stadium and the façade of the Palacio de Cibeles will be illuminated with the colors of the Spanish and Portuguese flags, in an action organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, prior to Friday’s game.
