Morocco, Portugal and Spain Formally FIFA 2030 World Cup Hosts
Morocco, Portugal and Spain have formally been appointed as host nations for the 2030 FIFA World Cup by the FIFA Congress, gathered Wednesday in a rare session by videoconference.
During the identical session, chaired by FIFA president Gianni Infantino from Zurich, Congress members additionally authorised awarding the three centenary matches to Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, whereas Saudi Arabia was confirmed because the host nation for the 2034 World Cup.
The three bids had been authorised by acclamation of FIFA’s 211 member federations, who voted individually on the nomination process adopted by FIFA and on every of the respective bids.
Speaking on the event, Infantino stated that “in today’s divided world (…), to be able to agree on something like this is an extraordinary message”.
“We live unity. We live inclusiveness. We live soccer,” he said solemnly.
For his half, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) Fouzi Lekjaa expressed his gratitude to FIFA’s member federations for having made doable “this moment of shared happiness, a moment rich in many ways, starting with this universal representation, rarely seen or experienced in other fields”.
“I would like to thank you for having placed your trust in my country, Morocco, and its two partners, Portugal and Spain, to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup together,” he stated in a pre- recorded speech broadcast in the course of the Congress.
“This trust placed in my country by retaining its candidacy as part of the tripartite bid is further testimony to the progress made both in the specific preparations for the event and in the country’s overall progress, led by the enlightened vision of HM King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him,” Lekjaa confused.
“It will not only contribute to the organization’s success,” he continued, “but also to achieve what we have always defended, namely that sport, in general, and soccer, in particular, is a lever for socio-economic and human development”.
“The tripartite bid will stand out in history. This is the first time that this universal event has been organized simultaneously in Africa, the cradle of Humanity, and on the Old Continent, Europe”, the President of the FRMF concluded.
Furthermore, an official from the impartial auditor (BDO), commissioned by FIFA to confirm the compliance of the bids for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, concluded that each bidding procedures had been performed with “objectivity, integrity and transparency”.
Sole candidate within the operating for the 2030 World Cup, the Moroccan-Iberian “Yalla Vamos 2030” bid took one other decisive step ahead on the finish of November following the publication by FIFA of the analysis report, which deemed that the tripartite bid stands out for its “overall quality” and exceeded the “minimum organizational requirements” set out within the technical analysis, awarding it a rating of 4.2 out of 5.
The solidity of the bid is mirrored within the technical analysis, which covers each infrastructure and business potential, the experiences particulars.
The Morocco-Spain-Portugal 2030 bid gives 20 diverse choices for stadiums: six in Morocco, three in Portugal and 11 in Spain.
This exceeds the minimal necessities (14 stadiums) outlined for the 2030 World Cup, providing ample flexibility to decide on various and emblematic venues within the three nations, the report factors out.
The report additional notes that Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, Barcelona’s Camp Nou in Barcelona and Casablanca’s Grand Stade Hassan II have been submitted for the opening and closing video games.
