2030 World Cup with Morocco: Spain’s candidacy in danger?

Spain’s bid to host the 2030 World Cup alongside Morocco and Portugal appears to be under threat. A victim of racism on several occasions, Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker Vinicius Jr says withdrawing Spain as a co-host of the 2030 World Cup should be considered as an option to ensure action is taken.

“If the situation of racism in Spain does not improve before 2030, the World Cup will have to be moved to another venue,” he told CNN Vinicius Jr. He says he hopes that the Iberian Peninsula “can evolve and understand how serious it is to insult someone because of the color of their skin, because if things don’t evolve in 2030, I think we’ll have to change places, because if the player doesn’t feel comfortable and doesn’t feel safe playing in a country where he can suffer racism, it’s a bit complicated.”