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The FIFA World Cup 2030 kicks off in…
The centenary tournament opens with a celebration match at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo — the ground that hosted the very first World Cup final in 1930 — reported for Monday, 8 June 2030. Here is roughly how long until then.
Counting down to the opening match · —
Unofficial fan project. fifawc2030.24h.sh is an independent countdown. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to FIFA, CONMEBOL, UEFA, CAF, or any host federation. FIFA has not yet published exact kick-off times, so this clock uses a stated placeholder (see the About section). For official information, tickets and schedules, see fifa.com.
The tournament, in brief
What this clock is counting down to
2030 is the centenary World Cup — 100 years after the first tournament, held in Uruguay in 1930. It is co-hosted by Morocco, Spain and Portugal across two continents, and opens with three celebration matches in South America: Uruguay (host and winner in 1930), Argentina (the 1930 runners-up) and Paraguay (home of CONMEBOL). The clock targets the first of those, in Montevideo.
In the news
Recent World Cup 2030 headlines
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- Pochettino’s future uncertain as US Soccer weighs next move after World Cup exit
- Morocco’s average annual salary is $7,400 – some fans are paying double that for World Cup tickets
- John Herdman led Canada to a long-awaited World Cup. Can he do the same with Indonesia?
- Majority of South American federations oppose 64-team World Cup proposal
- Concacaf president opposes plans for 64-team Fifa World Cup in 2030
- South America officially proposes 64-team Fifa World Cup in 2030
- San Sebastián locals write to Fifa saying they don’t want to host 2030 World Cup
A weekly-refreshed selection of links to original reporting from trusted outlets (currently The Guardian and BBC Sport). Headlines and links only — every article opens on the publisher’s own site. Not an official news source.
About this page
A countdown, and a few links. Nothing official.
This is a small, independent page that does two honest things: it counts down to the moment the FIFA World Cup 2030 is expected to kick off, and it lists a handful of recent news links about the tournament from outlets you already trust.
About the clock’s target. The opening date most widely reported is 8 June 2030, with the first centenary match at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, as covered by Al Jazeera and summarised on Wikipedia. FIFA has not yet published exact kick-off times, so — to avoid inventing false precision — this clock targets 12:00 noon local time in Montevideo (UTC−3, which Uruguay uses year-round) on that date, purely as a placeholder. The instant an official time is announced, the clock will be updated.
The news list refreshes automatically about once a week from the public RSS feeds of an allowlist of trusted publishers. We keep only a headline, the source name, the date and a link — no article text, no images, no scraping beyond the feeds the publishers offer for exactly this purpose. It is deliberately a pointer list, not a news site.
Good questions
The details, in plain English
When does the FIFA World Cup 2030 start?
The tournament is widely reported to open on Monday, June 8, 2030 with the first of three centenary celebration matches, held at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. The main tournament in Morocco, Spain and Portugal follows from around June 13, and the final is expected on July 21, 2030. FIFA has not yet published exact kick-off times.
Is this the official FIFA World Cup 2030 website?
No. This is an independent, unofficial fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to FIFA, CONMEBOL, UEFA, CAF, or any host federation. The official site is fifa.com.
What exact time does the clock count down to?
FIFA has not yet announced a kick-off time for the opening match. As a stated placeholder, this clock targets 12:00 noon local time in Montevideo (UTC−3, which Uruguay uses year-round) on June 8, 2030. We will update it as soon as an official time is confirmed.
Why does the World Cup 2030 open in South America?
2030 marks 100 years since the first World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930. To celebrate the centenary, three opening matches are staged in South America — Uruguay (host and winner in 1930), Argentina (the 1930 runners-up) and Paraguay (home of CONMEBOL) — before the tournament continues in its main hosts, Morocco, Spain and Portugal.
Where do the news links come from?
The news list is refreshed automatically about once a week from the public RSS feeds of a small allowlist of trusted outlets, including The Guardian and BBC Sport. Each entry is only a headline, source, date and a link to the original article — we host no article text or images. All links open on the publisher’s own site.