President of the Portuguese Football Federation Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva (L), President of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales (C) and President of the Ukraine Football Federation Andriy Pavelko (R)
Ukraine co-hosted Euro 2012 with Poland

Spain and Portugal are vying to host the World Cup.

Representatives of the Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian football associations confirmed their plans on Wednesday.

Thousands of people have been killed and major cities have been destroyed in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

A joint bid was announced by Spain and Portugal.

Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish federation, said that their bid is not an Iberian one anymore.

I think our bid is better now than it was before. If football is able to change the life of people in so many ways it should be used for good.

According to a statement by the Portuguese Football Federation, the three-way partnership is supported by Uefa.

The Ukrainian people's example of resilience is inspiring. The power of football is intended to contribute to the recovery of a country.

Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva is the president of the FPF and he said that Europe will have peace by the year 2030.

A proposal from Spain, Portugal and Ukraine will compete against a proposal from South America and a proposal from Egypt, Greece and Saudi Arabia.

There won't be any changes to the venues in Spain and Portugal because of the addition ofUkraine.

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