2030 Final: Spain Responds to Lekjaa, “It Will Be in Spain”

The response came on Friday, September 11, 2026, on Cadena SER. “Spain will be the venue, because it cannot be otherwise,” declared the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

Rafael Louzán was responding directly to comments made the previous day by Fouzi Lekjaa. The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation had stated that Benslimane province would have “the honor” of hosting the final, before FIFA recalled that no decision had yet been made.

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The Spanish official cited his country’s ability to organize major competitions, its infrastructure, experience and weight in the joint bid. “Spain’s organizational capacity for major events is indisputable,” he insisted.

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Louzán had already stated several times that the final would be played in Spain. This time, his statement came only a few hours after Lekjaa’s and therefore took the form of a direct response to Morocco.

The president of the RFEF also placed the Moroccan announcement in the current political context. He believes that Lekjaa’s statements may be linked to the electoral campaign in Morocco and to an attempt to divert attention from the crisis in Ceuta.

The decision belongs exclusively to FIFA. The international body specified that it would choose the venue for the final “in due course.” No public document currently guarantees that the match will be held in Morocco or Spain.

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Morocco is banking on the future Hassan II Grand Stadium in Benslimane, currently under construction and scheduled to accommodate 115,000 spectators. Spain, for its part, is defending Madrid’s Santiago-Bernabéu and Barcelona’s Camp Nou, which are also listed among the options in the bid dossier.