Overview
- Mayor Abel Caballero said he will request meetings with Sports Minister Milagros Tolón and the CSD president to defend Balaídos as a 2030 World Cup venue.
- Caballero contends the Xunta knew the plan in detail, took part in meetings, and refused both to sign the application and to finance its share.
- Xunta delegate Ana Ortiz maintains the mayor has not discussed the renovation with the regional government and has not submitted the project's content.
- Caballero alleges the RFEF declined to forward Vigo's candidacy to FIFA and attributes that to political instructions from Alfonso Rueda to RFEF president Rafael Louzán.
- The city says it will renovate the Tribuna stand with or without World Cup status and urges the Xunta and the provincial council to co-fund, warning delays could miss FIFA timelines.