“The conclusions are that, in the three countries as a whole, around 409,000 jobs will be created, and in Portugal, we will be talking about 18 to 23 thousand jobs in this organisation”, revealed the Prime Minister, in response to a question from the Liberal Initiative ( IL), during the preparatory debate for the European Council on 19 December.

The study cited by Luís Montenegro, adds Lusa, was carried out by a consultancy last October and shows that this sporting competition should also generate an economic impact of more than 800 million euros.

“In all three countries, for each euro invested, in principle, there is a return of 1.8 euros. In the Portuguese case, each euro invested will result, according to the study, in a return of 8.5 euros. Therefore, we have a much greater impact in Portugal than in our other co-organizing partners”, said the Prime Minister.

The study says that the competition should have “a total impact of between 707 and 859 million euros on GDP, taxes generated between 312 and 394 million euros and a 2.3% increase in usual tourism revenues, estimated at between 300 and 500 thousand visitors.”

In the fortnightly debate, which preceded the European Council's preparatory debate in parliament, the head of government had already welcomed the attribution of organizing the event to Portugal, Spain and Morocco, considering that it will be “a very positive moment” for the country.

“I am convinced that it will be a great moment to affirm our values ​​and our passion in this specific area”, said the leader of the national executive.

It is worth remembering that the candidacy of Portugal, Spain and Morocco, called 'Yalla Vamos!', was the only one presented for the 2030 competition and was chosen by FIFA this Wednesday, December 11th, during an extraordinary congress, held in Zurich.

Estádio da Luz, Estádio José Alvalade, both in Lisbon and Estádio do Dragão, in Porto, are the Portuguese venues that will host games in this competition, which will also have three matches played in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, as a way of celebrating the centenary of competition, whose first edition took place in Uruguay, in 1930.