The sports ministers of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay held a joint press conference in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on the 7th, announcing that the four countries had officially launched the joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. Sebastian Bousa, the Minister of Sport of Uruguay, said at the press conference that Uruguay held the first World Cup football match in 1930. If the 2030 World Cup can be held back to the place where it was 100 years ago, it will be of great significance. The Minister of Tourism and Sports of Argentina, Matthias Ramens, said that football is an indispensable part of the life of South American people, and Argentina, Uruguay and Chile have successful experience in hosting the World Cup, which are all good conditions for bidding for the 2030 World Cup. Argentina and Uruguay first proposed to bid for the 2030 World Cup in 2017, and then Paraguay and Chile joined the bid. The results of the bid for the 2030 World Cup will be announced at the 74th FIFA General Assembly in 2024. The 2026 World Cup will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, and the number of participating teams in the final stage of the World Cup will reach 48. (Xinhua News Agency)