FIFA rebukes Morocco’s claim it will host 2030 World Cup final

Morocco will co-host the 2030 ​tournament with Spain and Portugal, but FIFA deny North Africa nation to host final.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026FIFA has responded to a ‌‌claim by the president of the Royal ⁠⁠Moroccan Football Federation ⁠⁠that his nation will be hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup final, saying the decision has ⁠⁠not yet been made.Morocco is due to co-host the 2030 tournament with Spain and Portugal. That will be just the ⁠⁠second time an African nation will stage World Cup final games, after the 2010 tournament in South Africa.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Desperate’ Sabalenka targets US Open threepeat in epic Rybakina finallist 2 of 4Is Egypt’s Hamza Abdelkarim set to be Barcelona’s next breakout star?list 3 of 4Manchester United scouted Mbappe but didn’t sign him, says Ryan Giggslist 4 of 4Pakistan U19 cricketers mistaken for asylum seekers by protesters in UKend of listFIFA told news outlets that a host venue for the ‌‌final will be decided “in due course.”Fouzi Lekjaa, the head of Morocco’s football federation, reportedly told a political rally on Thursday that the right to host the final had already been w...