World Cup final tug-of-war escalates as Morocco PM rebukes FA head, Spain stakes claim
Morocco’s prime minister rebukes a federation chief for promising Casablanca the final, while Spain argues the match should be held there instead.
- On Friday, Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch publicly reprimanded Royal Moroccan Football Federation President Fouzi Lekjaa for claiming Casablanca would host the 2030 World Cup final, urging him to stop making premature electoral promises.
- Tensions escalated after Lekjaa declared at a political event in Bouznika that Benslimane province would have the "honor" of hosting the final, prompting Akhannouch's rebuke.
- Royal Spanish Football Federation President Rafael Louzan insisted Spain must host the final, noting the country holds 55% of the organizational weight and characterized Lekjaa's comments as election-related distraction.
- Although the host remains unconfirmed, FIFA has not yet selected which co-host will hold the 2030 World Cup final, while Louzan declared there is "no scenario" where the match takes place outside Spain.
- With Morocco's stadium around 30 per cent complete and targeting 2027 for completion, FIFA officials stated a final decision on the 2030 World Cup venue will be made in due course.
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The president of the Moroccan Football Federation has been told he will have to stick his nose into the question of who will host the 2030 World Cup final.
A dispute has erupted over the hosting of the 2030 World Cup final. The tournament will be jointly organized by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, but there is still no official decision on which country will host the most important match. The president of the Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, said that the province of Benslimane would have the honor of hosting the final. However, his words drew an immediate reaction from the country’s Prime…
RFEF awaits FIFA president in the coming months as part of the progress of the next World Cup event. More information: Lekjaa, a man of confidence from Mohamed VI and leader of Moroccan football, says the World Cup final will be in Casablanca
On World Cup Final, Morocco and Spain Take Different Sides
Morocco and Spain are wrestling over a soccer match that's six years away. After Morocco football chief Fouzi Lekjaa told a political sharing that Casablanca would host the 2030 World Cup final, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch publicly rebuked Him, saying such promised shouldn't be made without agreement from co-hosts Spain...
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