Boris Johnson Backs UK and Ireland’s Bid to Host 2030 World Cup

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson sits in front of a Union flag as he talks with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan inside 10 Downing Street in central London, on Dec. 10, 2020. Gareth Fuller/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered his support to a potential joint bid by both the UK and the Republic of Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup.

“Let’s bring football home in 2030. I would love for the home of football to host the 2030 World Cup, and it would be a wonderful thing for the whole country to savour,” Johnson said on Tuesday.