The organization of the 2030 FIFA World Cup by Spain, alongside Morocco and Portugal, is threatened. And for good reason, the series of scandals that are tarnishing the Spanish Football Federation.
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair unveils the ambitions it intends to achieve in Morocco by 2030, the year when the kingdom will co-host the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
After positioning itself with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 Men’s World Cup, Spain is already looking further ahead. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has confirmed this Friday its intention to bid for the organization of the 2035 Women’s World Cup, once again associating with its Portuguese and Moroccan neighbors. It is its president, Rafael Louzán, who has formalized this ambition.
With a view to the 2030 World Cup, Rabat plans to acquire thousands of buses. In this regard, the city has entered into a partnership with the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
Rabat and Agadir are adopting advanced surveillance systems in order to meet the security challenges posed by hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Morocco 2025) and co-organizing the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
In anticipation of the 2030 World Cup, the Spanish hotel group Barceló plans to increase the capacity of its units in Casablanca to 600 rooms and carry out renovation work on the Farah hotel.
British celebrities are joining the calls of animal rights defenders including the International Animal Welfare Coalition (IAWPC) calling on FIFA to demand that Morocco cease the many mass dog culling campaigns carried out to clean the streets in preparation for the 2030 World Cup.
Questioned by the Haraki group on the strengthening of hotel infrastructure, Fatima Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social and Solidarity Economy, unveiled an ambitious program aimed at accelerating the improvement of the hotel offer, before the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Morocco 2025) and the 2030 World Cup.
The National Airports Office (ONDA) and the Ministries of the Interior, Habous and Islamic Affairs, Economy and Finance, Equipment and Water, and Transport and Logistics, are working on the Tanger Ibn Battouta airport extension project, in the perspective of the 2030 football World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
The 2030 World Cup, which takes place in part in Morocco, could potentially welcome a record number of participants. A proposal to expand the tournament to 64 teams has been submitted to FIFA and will be analyzed.
Fez is undertaking a modernization of its road infrastructure. With a view to the 2030 World Cup, a budget of 1.78 billion dirhams will be allocated to upgrading the roads serving the city’s sports complex.
While Spain and Portugal’s telecommunications infrastructure remains stronger, Morocco, which will co-host the 2030 World Cup with these two countries, is lagging behind.