The official application file was handed over to FIFA President Gianni Infantino by the presidents of the three candidate football federations: Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, president of the Portuguese Football Federation, and Álvaro de Miguel, secretary general of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, on behalf of President Pedro Rocha, specifies the same source.
“Your three countries have already given a lot to football, countries with great passion for the game, great organizational skills and a common vision of what football and its values should be! It’s fantastic that you have united two continents in the dream of organizing the FIFA World Cup! Football unites the world and you prove it with this candidacy”, declared Mr. Infantino, upon receipt of the candidacy file from the candidate Federations.
On this occasion, the leaders of the three candidate Federations presented the vision of their tripartite candidacy. Mr. Lekjaa thus underlined that “we are proud and honored to present a historic candidacy for our three countries, in accordance with the vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI”.
“We are truly convinced that our candidacy will constitute a heritage for today’s generations and a legacy for those of tomorrow. We are working to ensure that the 2030 FIFA World Cup brings together people around the world and makes us proud. all Africans,” he added.
For his part, Mr. Gomes noted that “the application file that we submitted here today offers a vision for the future, where the environmental aspect is a structuring pillar of the event. It integrates the needs of competition with the expectations and future of the cities and populations that will host the World Cup, while promoting inclusion and diversity as a solid foundation of our proposal!”
“42 years ago, our country hosted a World Cup: Spain 1982. More than 40% of our population was not yet born at that time. The 2030 FIFA World Cup will bring together the generations that have have lived and those who have not known it will also unite three countries and two continents, thus leaving an intergenerational, international and intercontinental legacy”, indicated, for his part, Mr. de Miguel.
Driven by the ambition to organize a competition “for football, for the world, for tomorrow”, the joint bid for the organization of the 2030 World Cup is embodied by the slogan “YallaVamos”.
“This slogan symbolizes a proactive effort to advance football on a global scale,” the statement said, noting that considerable efforts have already been made throughout the campaign to promote this vision, with the application having tens of thousands of followers on social networks.
By bringing together two continents, it is added, “this bid opens a new page in the century-old history of the FIFA Men’s World Cup. To celebrate this, the bid places emphasis on building bridges between cultures, providing a welcoming environment for fans and visitors from all backgrounds, and leaving a true legacy of sustainability, innovation, investment and social impact.”
Detailing the bid vision and technical planning, including transport, accommodation and proposed infrastructure for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the completion of the bid file represents “a major milestone for bid efforts.” organization of the candidacy”, continues the press release, noting that the complete candidacy file will be published by FIFA in due time.
The joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup is supported by an impressive group of ambassadors, including football legends from each nation – Luis Figo, Andres Iniesta and Nourredine Naybet – and legend Emmanuel Adebayor, as well as leading players of the current men’s and women’s national teams: Cristiano Ronaldo, Achraf Hakimi, Dolores Silva, Ghizlane Chebbak, Alvaro Morata, Irene Paredes and Yassine Bounou.
The final decision for the host countries of the 2030 FIFA World Cup will be made by a vote of the FIFA Congress on December 11, 2024.