'); Argentinian writer Marcelo Mora y Araujo is this week’s guest on Behind the Lines. By Gavin Cooney Tuesday 9 Mar 2021, 3:13 PM Mar 9th 2021, 7:00 AM 8,069 Views 1 Comment Daniel Passarella with the trophy after the 1978 World Cup final. Image: DPA/PA Images Image: DPA/PA Images Updated Mar 9th 2021, 3:13 PM IN BAD NEWS for the putative UK/Irish bid, a South American proposal encompassing Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile is seen as the favourite to win the rights to host the 2030 World Cup. If it’s successful it will return the competition to Argentina for the first time since 1978, arguably the most fraught and controversial edition of the competition’s history.