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Donald Trump has recently tweeted a threat to the countries that don’t vote for the joint North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup. Such tweets have so far played in favor of Morocco’s rival bid to host the tournament. “The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the […]
US President Donald Trump Friday threatened to retrieve America’s support for countries that will not endorse the US-Canada-Mexico joint bid to host FIFA 2026 World Cup and back the other bidder, Morocco. “The US has put together a STRONG bid with Canada and Mexico for the 2026 World Cup,” Trump tweeted “It would be a […]
A senior official said that FIFA president Gianni Infantino is encouraging FIFA task force to block Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup, the BBC reported. “It is claimed Infantino was motivated to do this as he favors the rival North American bid given the enormous financial advantage it has over its African rival,” […]
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 […]
Football federations of African countries have expressed outspoken support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup in a tough competition against its mighty rival: the joint North American bid (US, Canada and Mexico). On the footsteps of the African football federation chief, the football federations of Guinea-Bissau and Algeria announced that they will […]
President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, endorsed Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup and urged African football federations to back the North African kingdom’s endeavor. In a statement on CAF website, CAF President urged African football federations to join efforts in order to show an outspoken and massive support for […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will support Morocco in its candidacy to host the 2026 World Cup, said CAF official and the Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick. He said Morocco will meet next month’s deadline to bid to host the World Cup, noting that interested countries have to meet the deadline of August […]
Morocco reportedly asked Spain and Portugal to team up to organize the 2026 World Cup in a counter-bid challenge to competitors in North America: the US, Canada and Mexico. This joint candidacy is likely to gain support giving the symbolic act of organizing a world tournament between Africa and Europe in a context where Trump’s […]
The Arab League on Sunday threw its “full support” behind Gas rich Qatar amid what it calls a hateful campaign against the first Gulf State to have been chosen to host the major global sport event, the World cup 2022. The organization made a strong statement slamming the critics and accusation of alleged corruption conducted […]
The independent chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee Domenico Scala told Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung that Russia and Qatar could be stripped off their rights to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup if they are found guilty of paying for the votes in 2010. This is not the first time that Scala has […]