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\t\tSpain, Portugal and Morocco are the three co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup\t<\/p>\n
Spain\u2019s football federation, the RFEF, is confident that it will stage the final of the 2030 World Cup despite co-hosts Morocco building the biggest stadium on the planet for the tournament.<\/p>\n
RFEF president Rafael Louzan believes Morocco\u2019s hopes of holding the final at the 115,000-capacity Grand Stade Hassan II have been dented by the country\u2019s sometimes chaotic hoisting of the Africa Cup of Nations in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpain has proven its organisational capacity over many years,\u201d said Louzan. \u201cIt will be the leader of the 2030 World Cup and the final of that World Cup will be held here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Real Madrid\u2019s Bernabeu<\/a> and Barcelona\u2019s rebuilt Camp Nou<\/a> are Spain\u2019s two leading venues. It is not clear which would be favoured by the RFEF.<\/p>\n Portugal is also a co-host of the 2030 World Cup, the most geographically stretched in history, which will begin with a handful of games in Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina to mark the competition\u2019s centenary.<\/p>\n Morocco\u2019s ambitious construction of the Grand Stade Hassan II<\/a>, which will be situated near Casablanca and is scheduled to be completed in 2028, had appeared to make it the frontrunner to stage the tournament\u2019s marquee match.\u00a0<\/p>\n Its bid appeared to be boosted by Fifa leaning towards staging its World Cup headquarters<\/a> in the North African country rather than its Iberian partners.<\/p>\n But those credentials were tarnished by the conclusion of the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this month, which saw eventual winners Senegal leave the pitch in protest at refereeing decisions in favour of opponents Morocco.<\/p>\n \u201cMorocco is really undergoing a transformation in every sense, with magnificent stadiums,\u201d added Louzan<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe must recognise what has been done well. But in the Africa Cup of Nations, we have seen scenes that damage the image of world football.\u201d<\/p>\n World governing body Fifa has the final say on where the final will be held and typically does not announce the venue until two years out from the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n This year\u2019s final is to be played at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey after it saw off competition from LA\u2019s SoFi Stadium<\/a> to close a tournament co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n