Spain to host 2030 World Cup final, its football federation president says

Spain, Portugal and Morocco are cohosting the tournament, but FIFA, which has the last say, has not said who volition big the past game.

The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Rafael Louzan, says Spain volition signifier the last of the 2030 World Cup, which it is cohosting with Portugal and Morocco.

Morocco wants the crippled to beryllium successful Casablanca astatine the Grand Stade Hassan II, a ⁠large stadium presently nether operation northbound of the city. But Louzan has different plans.

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“Spain has proven its organisational ​capacity implicit galore years. It volition beryllium the person of ‍the 2030 World Cup, and the last of that World Cup volition beryllium held here,” Louzan said precocious connected Monday astatine an lawsuit organised by the Madrid Sports Press Association.

Louzan ‍did not ⁠give a tract for the match, for illustration astatine Madrid’s Bernabeu oregon Barcelona’s Camp Nou, the 2 starring candidates.

Once completed successful precocious 2028, Casablanca’s caller stadium is expected to clasp 115,000 spectators. Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) President Faouzi Lekjaa past twelvemonth expressed his privation to spot a last against Spain successful Casablanca.

Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium, which is undergoing redevelopment, is different apical contender for the 2030 last [Alex Caparros/Getty Images]

Louzan besides alluded to the ​challenges Morocco faced during its hosting of the ‌Africa Cup of Nations, including chaotic scenes during the last betwixt Senegal and Morocco this month.

That match, which Senegal won 1-0, was overshadowed by instrumentality disruptions and subordinate protests that ‌temporarily halted play.

“Morocco is truly undergoing a translation successful each consciousness with magnificent stadiums,” Louzan said. “We indispensable recognise what ‌has been done well. But successful the Africa ⁠Cup of Nations, we person seen scenes that harm the representation of satellite football.”

FIFA, the FRMF and the Portuguese Football Federation person not responded to requests for remark connected the final’s location.

FIFA ‌told the Reuters quality bureau past twelvemonth that it was premature to determine the venue for the 2030 final, saying the big metropolis for the 2026 World Cup last was ‍revealed lone 2 years earlier the tournament. World football’s ruling assemblage has the last accidental connected wherever the lucifer volition beryllium played.