The president of Chilean football, Pablo Milad, stated that his country feels very hurt after being left out of the organization of the 2030 World Cup and described the exclusion criteria used by the FIFA Council as "questionable".
"Montevideo on its own right, for being the centenary of the World Cup. Argentina for being the current champion, and Paraguay for being the headquarters of Conmebol. I believe that under those criteria, that were analyzed, we do feel very hurt, but they also argued that since there were three headquarters involving two continents like Europe and Africa with three countries, there couldn't be four in South America. Seeking the balance of three and three," he said, and added that there were also internal factors that could have influenced this exclusion, such as the government's crackdown on betting houses sponsored by Chilean football.
As a result of this decision, Chile will have to seek its qualification in the qualifying rounds like the other countries in the region such as Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia.
"Now at 3 pm we will have a conversation with the FIFA president where Infantino will have to explain to me and to Chile the reason for the decision," he said.
THE WORLD CUP ALREADY HAS A FIXED VENUE
The 2030 World Cup will be held in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, although there will be three opening matches in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay due to the centenary of the tournament.