FIFA says no decision yet on 2030 World Cup final venue amid Morocco-Spain dispute

FIFA has stated that a decision on the 2030 World Cup final venue will be made in due course, refuting claims it will be held in Morocco. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-decision-yet-on-2030-world-cup-final-venue-fifa/

FIFA said on Friday that a decision on the venue for the 2030 World Cup final would be made "in due course", after Moroccan football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said the showpiece match would be staged in Morocco. The post FIFA rejects Morocco claim over 2030 World Cup final appeared first on Vanguard News.

PARIS, France (AFP)—FIFA said on Friday that a decision on the venue for the 2030 World Cup final would be made "in due course", after Moroccan football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said the showpiece match would be staged in Morocco. Morocco, Spain and Portugal are co-hosting the 2030 tournament and have already begun competing for the right to stage the final, with Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu and a planned 115,000-seat stadium in Benslimane, near Casablanca, viewed as the leading contenders. Lekjaa said on Wednesday that the final would take place in Morocco. "Benslimane province will host the World Cup final. Whether some people like it or not," Lekjaa said during a public meeting in the region, according to video published by local media. However, FIFA said no decision had yet been taken. "As communicated on 5 August 2026, a decision will be made by FIFA in due course," a FIFA spokesperson told AFP on Friday. The comments prompted reaction in Spain, where Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho backed the Santiago Bernabeu as the ideal venue for the final. "I would like the final to be in Lisbon, but I'm already happy that a country like ours will have at least one match (at the World Cup)," the Portuguese coach told reporters on Friday. "If you can play in a legendary, historic stadium, where some of the greatest players in history have played, the stadium of the most important club in the history of football, then I think it should be here," Mourinho said, referring to the Bernabeu. "If I were Benfica's coach, I would tell you exactly the same thing."

Morocco to co-host 2030 ​tournament with Spain and Portugal, but FIFA denies final will be in North Africa.

September 11 – Moroccan FA president Fouzi Lekjaa has repeated his assertion that the 2030 World Cup final will be played at the new Hassan II Stadium outside Casablanca, despite FIFA saying that no decision has yet been made. Lekjaa made the claim at a political event in Benslimane on Thursday, saying: “The province of Benslimane will have the honour of hosting the 2030 World Cup final.” A spokesperson for FIFA said the venue would be decided “in due course”, Read more … The post Fouzi Lekjaa says 2030 World Cup final will be in Morocco; FIFA says not quite yet appeared first on Inside World Football.

Morocco will co-host the 2030 tournament with Spain and Portugal, while Fifa says a decision on the venue for the final has yet to be made.