FIFA officials visit Camp Nou amid bid to host the final of the 2030 FIFA World Cup

FIFA officials visit Camp Nou amid bid to host the final of the 2030 FIFA World Cup Following a successful spectacle in North America this year, the FIFA World Cup will move to the Iberian peninsula, with the 2030 edition to be hosted by three countries in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The final venue of the 2030 FIFA World Cup has not yet been decided, with three stadiums emerging as the favourites. Barcelona’s Spotify Camp Nou is one of the candidates, alongside Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu and Morocco’s Hassan II Stadium in Casablanca, which is still under construction. FIFA officials visit Camp Nou According to AS , FIFA officials arrived at Camp Nou today in what could be a site visit as the top footballing body looks to finalise the venue of the final. Camp Nou has been able to withstand the rain test over the past month or so. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) The officials of FIFA visited the facilities at Camp Nou along with RFEF officials and the members of FC Barcelona, including its president Joan Laporta. In such an inspection, FIFA officials usually take note of not only the stadium and the pitch condition, but also the underlying infrastructure. This includes the stadium’s surrounding infrastructure, hotels, connectivity, hospitals, and communications facilities. This type of visit is usually a key factor for FIFA, which then has to decide which stadium has the right infrastructure to hold a game of such magnitude. Lot of work to be done Camp Nou renovation works will continue in 2027. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) It must be noted that the renovation works at Camp Nou is far from over and the stadium is expected to go through heavy construction work throughout the year as well as 2027. These works are key in completing the mega Espai Barça project, which plans to make Camp Nou one of the best modern, high capacity stadiums in not only football but sports in general. There is undoubtedly a lot of division in Spain over which stadium – Camp Nou or Santiago Bernabeu – should host the World Cup final, though the final decision will be taken by FIFA. President Laporta has been pushing heavily for Camp Nou to host the final in 2030. By that time, the Espai Barça project will be complete and the stadium can operate in its full capacity.