This decision follows a FIFA evaluation report, which highlighted several weaknesses in the candidate city’s infrastructure. Public services, particularly hotels and public transport, were deemed insufficient to accommodate the influx of visitors expected during this major sporting event.
The report, the result of several months of field inspections, gave Tangier’s hotel services a score of just 2.2, highlighting “an acute lack of accommodation infrastructure.” Public transport did not fare any better with an average rating of 2.6 out of 5.
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On the other hand, the Grand Stade de Tangier is doing rather well with an average rating of 4.0, even surpassing certain renowned Spanish stadiums.
Despite this positive point, the local authorities of Tangier are not idle. Aware of the urgency of the situation, they have already put plans in place for the construction of new hotel facilities. The objective is clear: to strengthen the competitiveness of the city and enable it to host the final stages of the 2030 World Cup in the best possible conditions.
The FIFA report also pointed to similar shortcomings in other candidate cities, including Fez, San Sebastian and Zaragoza, all of which suffer from a lack of hotel rooms.
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