Morocco’s King Spearheads 2030 World Cup Bid with Spain and Portugal

"The direct involvement of King Mohammed VI is the guarantee that has convinced the world football authorities to place full trust in Morocco." An affirmation of Moncef El Yazghi, specialist in sports policies at the newspaper Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, who devoted a special issue to the 2030 World Cup. In other words, the sovereign "has given guarantees that have immediately convinced not only the President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, but also the six continental confederations affiliated to FIFA. The latter validated by consensus the file of the Moroccan candidacy for the 2030 World Cup."

On October 5, the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced that the 2030 World Cup will be jointly organized by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, who had submitted a joint bid, but also by Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, each of which will host an opening match. For the success of this major global sporting event, King Mohammed VI "has tasked Faouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), and President of the 2030 World Cup Organizing Commission, to ensure that this organization has an exceptional character through a well-crafted, meticulously followed and controlled project from start to finish, in order to guarantee the total success of this event in Morocco," the publication says.

The royal instructions are being followed. As proof, Morocco is active in the construction and renovation of six stadiums. The largest in the kingdom and on the African continent will be the great stadium of Casablanca, whose work will be launched in the coming weeks. The infrastructure will be built in the coastal commune of Mansouria, in the province of Benslimane, about 40 km north of Casablanca and 50 km south of Rabat and can accommodate 115,000 spectators. It requires an investment of 5 billion dirhams. Many Chinese, European and American companies are engaged in a fierce competition to win the market for its realization. The work should be completed in 2028.