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The World football governing body FIFA has sent back Guinea and Lebanon to their own affairs after both countries criticized FIFA’s electronic voting system on June 13 on the unveiling of World Cup 2026 host after both countries complained that their alleged votes for Morocco were rather sent to the United States-Canada-Mexico joint bid, HuffPost […]
Morocco lost the right to host the 2016 World Cup to the United bid of the US, Canada and Mexico by 134 votes against and 65 votes in favor. The vote revealed the geopolitics of football with Moroccan allies surprisingly voting for the North American Joint bid. On Moroccan social media, indignation at Saudi Arabia […]
Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup passed the first test of the FIFA taskforce and is set to compete with a joint United States, Canada and Mexico bid in a vote on June 13. Morocco scored 2.7 out of five in Fifa’s test while the joint bid scored four. However, Morocco was judged […]
US President has asked Morocco to choose between getting US backing in the Sahara issue and hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup as he seeks to pressure the North African country to scrap its bid in favor of the joint bid the USA presented with its neighbors, namely Mexico and Canada. A Moroccan diplomatic source […]
The 29th Arab Summit held in the Saudi eastern city of Dhahran Sunday has affirmed unanimous support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 football World Cup. The announcement was made by Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita who was part of the Moroccan delegation to the Summit. King Mohammed VI was represented at the […]
Morocco called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ensure a “transparent” and “equitable” vote for the host country of the 2026 World Cup. The call was made by head of Morocco’s bid campaign Moulay Hafid El Alamy after media reports showed that Infantino may favor the joint North American bid. It is difficult in a […]
Vero Communications Ltd has been chosen by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) as the lead international communications and strategy agency to promote the North African country’s 2026 FIFA World Cup bid. VERO said it will work with the Federation and the Morocco 2026 Bid Committee to help shape the vision of a welcoming, passionate […]