Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, has lifted a corner of the veil on the preparations for the 2030 World Cup, highlighting the investments in infrastructure and the economic benefits of this global sporting event for Morocco.
FIFA is considering reducing the number of stadiums selected to host the 2030 World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal. A Moroccan stadium could be excluded from the tournament’s plans.
The Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region is undergoing a transformation before hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) and the co-organization by Morocco of the World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal. The road infrastructure under construction is evidence of this.
Zineb El Adaoui, the first president of the Court of Auditors, fears that the investments related in particular to Morocco’s hosting of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) and the World Cup that the kingdom will co-host with Spain and Portugal will deplete public finances.
Five years before the 2030 World Cup, Morocco is accused of wanting to exterminate stray dogs, estimated at more than three million. A measure denounced by animal welfare associations who are calling on FIFA to put an end to this practice.
Morocco aims to modernize its rail network, in preparation for the 2030 World Cup. The project to extend the High-Speed Line (LGV) to Marrakech is part of this dynamic.
As the Casablanca-Settat region is gearing up to host the 2030 World Cup that Morocco will co-organize with Spain and Portugal, reports indicate suspicions of real estate speculation involving municipal presidents and intermediaries.
Several construction sites are underway on the Bouregreg River. In addition to the Mohammed VI Tower, currently being finalized, another major project should see the light of day soon.
In Morocco, the labor shortage in the construction and public works sector is a real and widespread problem that could have a negative impact on the major construction sites opened as part of the preparations for the 2030 World Cup. Professionals in the sector are proposing solutions.
In the perspective of hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) and co-organizing the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal, Casablanca is mobilizing to set up a cleanliness police force in order to get rid of its status as a polluted and dirty city.
Rabat and Madrid are working on the project to build a tunnel connecting Punta Paloma, in Spain, to Punta Malabata, in Morocco, which must be completed before the World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal in 2030.
The city of Tangier is working behind the scenes to prepare for the hosting of major international events, including the 2030 World Cup.