2030 World Cup to ‘be a success from every point of view’, Portuguese PM says
The 2030 World Cup in Portugal, Morocco and Spain “will be a success from every point of view”, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said.
The decision of the FIFA Council to unanimously select the Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid as the sole candidate to organize the 2030 World Cup “will be yet another demonstration of our capacity and proven track record in organizing major events,” the Portuguese PM writes on the social network X, former Twitter.
Expressing “his great joy” following this decision, Antonio Costa congratulated the national football federations of the three countries for their “commitment and hard work” and expressed his delight at this partnership with Spain and Morocco.
President of the Portuguese football federation Fernando Gomez had earlier Wednesday welcomed the FIFA decision, saying “each of the three countries had a dynamic football tradition and an unmatched organizational experience as well as an innovative capacity.”
Also on Wednesday, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI announced the good news to the Moroccan people in a statement from the Royal Cabinet and congratulated Spain and Portugal on winning the FIFA approval to organize the World Cup. The Sovereign pointed out that the decision “is a recognition of Morocco’s special place among great nations.”
Morocco’s star shone in the Qatar world cup, ranking fourth after a memorable run.
The country is also preparing to host the African Cup of Nations 2025 with works ongoing to expand stadiums.
Morocco has been bidding to host the international global sports tournament since 19988. The World Cup in Morocco will be the second in Africa connecting both the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Fouzi Lekjaa, head of Morocco’s football federation, said in a statement posted on the website of the Spanish football federation “it is an honor and a responsibility as well as a privilege to team up with Portugal and Spain to prepare a bid, which I am sure would mark history.”
Echoing him, head of the Spanish football federation said “the dream of bringing the cup back to Spain after 50 years came true…I am sure we will organize the best World Cup ever together with Morocco and Portugal.”
