Luzan: Spain accounts for 55% of the World Cup organization and should be the host of the final

Football 11:03pm, 23 October 2025 182

On Thursday, Spanish Football Federation President Luzan discussed issues related to the 2030 World Cup at an economic breakfast meeting.

Whether Spain will be the host of the World Cup final

"I think if Spain is not the host of the World Cup final, it will be unexplainable. Spain accounts for 55% of the organizing work, so it deserves to be the host of the final. All parties in the football world must be united."

About Choice of venue for the final, will the verdict against the Bernabeu Stadium over the parking issue affect its possibility as a venue for the final

"There are three possible locations: Madrid, Barcelona and Casablanca. There is indeed a verdict, but a lot of dialogue is needed. Through dialogue we can reach a lot of consensus, we need To find common ground. I don't know much about this project but I think there needs to be more infrastructure around the stadium, let's see what happens in the next few years. "

Regarding future competition venues

"Valencia and Vigo have not been included in the pre-selection list. They are ready and the final decision will be made by FIFA. This will have a €5 billion impact on GDP, with a further €2.5 billion being spent on stadium refurbishments. "

On Vigo and the relationship with Mayor Caballero

"I told the mayor that sometimes it's better to say less and do more, and we still have two years until that stadium is completed. Once completed, it will It has a capacity of 30,000 spectators, while FIFA's requirement is 43,000, but he said he will build a stadium that can accommodate 43,000 spectators. Deportivo La Coruña and Vigo were the venues in 1982 and as a Galician I would be very honored if they could be the venue again. "

"They need to do their job and Deportivo have taken on their responsibility, expanding a stadium with a capacity of 32,000 to 43,000. We are entering the final stages. As for Valencia, it is a stadium with a capacity of 70,000 that is under construction and the work has been stalled for 16 years, I believe that eventually we will have a complete sports field, such a facility should be included on the list of potential competition venues. "

This World Cup will be particularly dependent on the relationship with the Superior Sports Council (CSD). How is your relationship with Uribes, the Secretary of State for Sports?

"I represent probably one of the largest federal entities in the country and my role is to work with everyone. I am willing to listen, even though there may be differences of opinion. The most important thing to me is the overall good and we will work with everyone. I don’t know him well so I don’t want to comment too much here, but we are all pulling in the same direction, albeit from different positions sometimes. Our resources are readily available to the government. "