Morocco 2030 FIFA World Cup bid

The national football association of Morocco was scheduled to bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5] The bid will be led by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, who officially confirmed it on 15 June 2018.[2]

2030 FIFA World Cup Bid
Morocco 2030
الترشيح المغربي لكأس العالم 2030
ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ 2030
Maroc 2030
Marruecos 2030
Tournament details
Teams48 (from 6 confederations)

On 25 July 2018, Royal Moroccan Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa confirmed Morocco will apply for the 2030 World Cup bid.[6]

On 14 March 2023, Morocco abandoned the bid and joined the Spain–Portugal bid.[7]

Background

The 2030 bid is Morocco's would've been sixth bid to host the FIFA World Cup after a record five unsuccessful attempts in 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2026. If successful, it will be the second African country, after the 2010 tournament in South Africa, as well as a Muslim majority country after the 2022 tournament in Qatar, to host the tournament. It will also be the first FIFA World Cup held in North Africa.[8] The Iberian bid with Morocco will now be Morocco's 6th bid the to host the FIFA World Cup.

Joint bid

Morocco were possibly planning to co-bid with two CAF members Tunisia and Algeria.[9] Tunisia would have to provide four 40,000+ seat stadiums, of which it has one, another waiting for a major rebuild, one in construction and one in the planning stage. Algeria would have to provide 10 stadiums, of which three would be renovated and the others built later. This could make decisions to make the list of Moroccan stadiums very tight if there were 16 stadiums with 5 matches instead of 20 with 4 matches per stadium. Another possible joint bid would be with Spain and Portugal, given their close geography Morocco has been interested in co-bidding with the Spain-Portugal-Ukraine 2030 FIFA World Cup Bid, and Morocco has renewed interest after their successful 2022 World Cup run. Morocco officially joined the Iberian Bid after Ukraine withdrew in 2023.

See also

References
  1. "Morocco Will Bid Again to Host 2030 World Cup".
  2. "Zetchi: Pour une coupe du monde " Algérie-Tunisie-Maroc " en 2030 - Algerie Direct". Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "King of Morocco orders country to bid for 2030 World Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. "World Cup 2030: Morocco to bid to host the tournament again after losing out to the United States, Canada & Mexico for 2026 finals". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. "Morocco hopes to bid for 2030 World Cup despite 5th time defeat". 15 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. "Morocco To Bid For 2030 World Cup". Hot Sports TV. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. "Morocco set to replace Ukraine in Spain–Portugal 2030 World Cup bid". The Athletic. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  8. "Morocco announces fresh World Cup bid after defeat". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. "Zetchi : Pour une coupe du monde "Algérie-Tunisie-Maroc" en 2030 – Algerie Direct". Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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