Barcelona’s 105,000-capacity Camp Nou will host the 2035 Rugby World Cup final if Spain wins the right to stage the tournament.
The home of FC Barcelona is the centrepiece of an ambitious bid that promises to deliver the biggest crowd for a Rugby World Cup final.
Spain faces competition from Japan and Argentina, with the host nation set to be announced during next year’s World Cup in Australia.
The Spanish bid also includes Real Madrid’s 83,186-capacity Santiago Bernabéu, Atlético Madrid’s Metropolitano, Valencia’s Mestalla and Athletic Bilbao’s San Mamés.
Several of the proposed venues are being upgraded ahead of the 2030 Fifa World Cup, while La Liga has reportedly backed the rugby bid despite its season overlapping with the tournament.
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“We have complete confidence in our organisational capability, our sports infrastructure is at the cutting edge of innovation, and we are convinced that hosting Rugby World Cup 2035 will bring new and unique dimensions of hospitality, collaboration, unity and friendship to the global rugby family,” said Spanish rugby federation president Juan Carlos Martín ‘Hansen’.
Spain, ranked 17th in the world, have qualified for the 2027 World Cup and hope hosting the tournament eight years later will accelerate the sport’s growth.
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Barcelona’s 105,000-capacity Camp Nou will host the 2035 Rugby World Cup final if Spain wins the right to stage the tournament.
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