“I announce before your assembly that the Kingdom of Morocco has decided, with Spain and Portugal, to present a joint candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup..” King Mohamed VI formalized on Tuesday, on the occasion of the presentation of the Prize for Excellence of the African Football Confederation, Morocco’s candidacy for the organization of the 2030 World Cup. Morocco, semi-finalist of the last World Cup, replacing Ukraine, which withdrew from the project.For the first time, African and European countries are joining forces.
Facing them, only a South American quartet has, for the moment, formalized its candidacy. It includes Argentina, reigning world champions and already hosts of the competition in 1978, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. There remains a third candidacy whose outlines are still unclear. Boosted by the World Cup organized by its Qatari neighbor, Saudi Arabia also wants its moment of glory. Egypt and Greece, in an unexpected association, might join the Saudis but the candidature has not yet been submitted to FIFA.
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