Will Morocco benefit from the legendary rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona to secure the hosting of the 2030 World Cup final? “At present, Madrid is not a competitor for Barcelona to host the World Cup final,” said the head of Sports at Barcelona City Hall in statements to the Catalan press.
“Today, with the objective data in hand, the Bernabéu (the stadium of Real Madrid, editor’s note) does not comply with FIFA requirements, unlike the new Spotify Camp Nou (the stadium of FC Barcelona, editor’s note), currently under construction, and at the new Casablanca stadium. Our direct competitor is not the Bernabéu, which is too small, but Morocco,” explained David Escudé. For the record, the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, expressed the same wish in October 2023.
The announcement, in October 2023, by the Moroccan government of the construction of the large stadium in Casablanca, the cost of which is estimated at around 500 million euros, had concerned certain circles in Spain. “Morocco is scary: a stadium for 113,000 spectators to host the 2030 World Cup final,” wrote the sports daily Marca at the time. “Morocco presents the megaproject that threatens the Bernabéu for hosting the final of the 2030 World Cup,” announced the Sport site.
After Portugal’s official withdrawal, the race to organize the 2030 World Cup final is now between Morocco and Spain.
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