🗣️ FIFA contradicts Morocco on World Cup final: decision due in time

🗣️ FIFA contradicts Morocco on World Cup final: decision due in time Fouzi Lekjaa, the top official in Moroccan football, stated at a PAM election rally that the 2030 World Cup final will be played at the Grand Stade Hassan II in Casablanca, which is still under construction . FIFA, however, has pushed back. A FIFA spokesperson referred MARCA and As to its statement of August 5, 2026, insisting that the decision on the host venue for the 2030 World Cup final will be made "in due course." The political backdrop is significant. Infantino is going through an internal crisis at FIFA after withdrawing his plan to sell private investors a stake in future World Cup revenues, and The Times had already linked his closeness to Morocco to that power struggle. The diplomatic situation between Spain and Morocco following the migrant crisis in Ceuta also does not create the best atmosphere between the two nations. It is worth recalling that Marca reported on August 5 that Infantino had allegedly offered the final to Morocco, a version the Moroccan federation has not denied. FIFA, for its part, is maintaining the same ambiguous response it gave at the time. The 2030 World Cup will be organized by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay hosting their national teams’ opening matches to mark the centenary of 1930. FIFA will now have to clear up the uncertainty over the host venues, including that of the final, in the coming months. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.