Argentina and Uruguay will move forward with a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
The two neighboring South American countries have each hosted the World Cup once in the past.
Argentina hosted most recently in 1978, while Uruguay was the site of the inaugural event in 1930. As the Associated Press points out, the countries are hoping a joint bid that includes Uruguay will boost its chances of securing the Centennial World Cup.
Nonetheless, the bordering nations are expected to face stiff competition from China and others.
According to Reportur.com.ar, Argentina's tourism minister, Gustavo Santos, met with Uruguay's minister of tourism, Liliam Kechichian, along with a handful of other officials to promote the joint bid.
With Argentina and Uruguay set to make a formal presentation to FIFA, officials from both countries have turned their attention to infrastructure. In addition to stadiums, the countries will need to convince international soccer's governing body that roadways, airports and hotels will be up to snuff and ready to handle an influx of visitors.
The two countries' presidents are also hoping the bid will "further deepen the bonds of friendship that have always united the two countries," according to Reportur.com.ar.
"Most of the Americans and Europeans that capture our country, come from Buenos Aires to Colonia and Montevideo. There is much that we can do together not only with Argentina but also with other countries in the region. The trend in the world confirms that the multi-destination is the habitual behavior of the tourist of the 21st century," Kechichian said last year.
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Brazil hosted the most recent World Cup in 2014 and is the only South American country to have hosted the global spectacle twice.
CNN reported the month-long 2014 World Cup drew 1 million foreign tourists to Brazil and inspired as many as 3 million Brazilians to travel domestically.
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