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2 weeks agoAFCON: A 3,000-kilometer bike ride to catch the opener DW 12/22/2025
A fan bicycled 3,000+ km from Paris to Agadir to attend AFCON, which sold over a million tickets and previews the 2030 World Cup.
Multiple sources have told the Guardian however, that they have yet to gain the support of the other Conmebol members, who are concerned about the impact of World Cup expansion on their qualifying competition, the main source of revenue for many of the national associations. South American World Cup qualifying is currently an 18-game round-robin single-table competition, with all 10 countries playing each other home and away.
We believe in a historic 2030 World Cup! Thank you, President Gianni Infantino, for welcoming us and sharing this journey toward the centennial of football's greatest celebration. We want to call for unity, creativity, and believing big. Because when football is shared by everyone, the celebration is truly global.