Morocco and Spain joust over which will host 2030 World Cup final amid border crisis
Morocco and Spain are jousting over the right to host the 2030 World Cup final CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Morocco and Spain are arguing over the right to host the 2030 World Cup final — with besieged FIFA boss Gianni Infantino hovering backstage. FIFA has yet to officially announce which country will host the biggest match of the biggest event in soccer. And even though the 2026 edition just finished with Spain winning the title this summer, Moroccan and Spanish officials are staking their claim on the next final. The tussle over the soccer match also comes with Spain still reeling from a massive border crossing by tens of thousands of migrants who pushed through the frontier from Morocco into the north African Spanish enclave in late July. The head of Moroccan soccer boasted that his country had it locked up on Thursday. “The city of Benslimane will host the World Cup final.
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Spain's prime minister said 140 people died in the crossing. When confirmed three years ago, the joint candidacy between Spain, Portugal and Morocco looked like a perfect event to bridge Europe and Africa and strengthen bonds between the western Mediterranean neighbors.
