A day after FIFA announced its unanimous decision to award Portugal, Spain and Morocco the hosting of the 2030 World Cup, the president of the Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) announced his intention to host the World Cup final in Casablanca. 100 years since the first tournament was held.
“We hope to experience an extraordinary final, which honors the entire continent and the young generations in a stadium in Casablanca, which will be extraordinary and wonderful,” Faouzi Lekjaa said in an interview with Radio Mars in Morocco. a discussion that already seemed closed, as the renovated Santiago Bernabéu stadium, owned by Real Madrid, was planned as the venue for the final.
The federation leader also assured that Morocco has already defined “six cities where the 2030 World Cup will take place,” including Rabat, Tangier, Marrakesh, Agadir and Fez, “in addition to the big stadium in Casablanca, which will soon see the light of day.” “, which reinforces the idea: “We hope that the final of the competition will take place here.”
Faouzi Lekjaa also guaranteed that the host cities he will present “will not only meet the requirements of FIFA, but also enjoy cultural diversity and geographical richness”, highlighting their proximity to Lisbon and Madrid, which are about an hour away flies, something he says he also did. emphasizes, “fans from all over the world could celebrate a real World Cup centenary”.
What is certain is that FIFA has announced that the first three matches of the tournament will take place in South America, implying that the first match would take place in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, where the first match of the World Cup took place. However, the FRMF president said that, after all, it is not yet known where the opening match will take place, confirming, however, that the first three matches will take place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay “between a week and ten days before”. the start of the tournament “on the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco.
Amid so much uncertainty, which is normal some six and a half years after the competition, it is already certain that Portugal will host matches in just three stadiums: Luz, Alvalade and Dragão. In total, the tournament, which will feature 48 teams, has 23 venues planned, while Spain proposes 15 stadiums. The president of the Moroccan federation guarantees that it will be “an extraordinary World Cup on both sides of the Mediterranean, representing two great civilizations”.
Source: DN
