Overview
- Spain’s football federation, which filed the formal request on Thursday, asked FIFA to evaluate Vigo’s Balaídos and Valencia’s Nou Mestalla as candidates.
- FIFA plans an on‑site review in October or November 2026, with a final host list expected late 2026 or early 2027 and all selected stadiums due by 2029.
- Vigo’s mayor, Abel Caballero, said he learned of the move through the media and asked the federation for official notice and a rapid meeting to align on protocols.
- To meet FIFA’s minimum 40,000 seats for group matches, Vigo is advancing the Gol stand and preparing a Tribuna expansion outlined in an upper‑ring anteproject after relocating a main sewer collector.
- Local leaders called for a clear calendar and budgets, and Galicia’s government signaled it would cover about 25% of the Tribuna upgrade, after withdrawals by Málaga and A Coruña reopened a path for new bids.