2023-10-14 08:00:52
Morocco has turned football into a key piece to show himself to the world. It is not something recent, the Maghreb country has been working for years to make this sport another tool of diplomacy. The recent appointment of Morocconext to Spain y Portugalto house the World Cup in 2030has been seen as a gThey won victory for Rabat. After trying it five times, you are going to experience this international competition firsthand. But it is not the only big event that it will host, in two years it will also organize the Men’s African Cup and in 2029 the Club World Cup.
The decision of the FIFA to unanimously select the joint bid for the World Cup was announced in Morocco by the same rey Mohamed VI through a statement from the Royal Family, another example of the relevance given to it. The monarch reiterated “the commitment of the Kingdom of Morocco to work in perfect synergy with the entities in charge of the candidacy in each of the host countries.” A few hours after the announcement, Mohamed VI also received the president of the moroccan football federation.
The 2030 World Cup
In recent months, Morocco has launched a renovation of several of the stadiums, with the aim of expanding them. The one of Tangier It is planned to go from 62,000 to 80,000 places, the Rabat It will also add 21,000 new seats to accommodate almost 67,000 spectators. Although the one who is going to be the jewel in the crown, the new Casablanca Stadium, construction has not yet begun. It will have a capacity for 93,000 people, the largest in the country and one of the largest on the continent.
It is precisely in this stadium where the Moroccan federation would like the final to be played. After learning of the decision, its president, Faouzi Kekjaaexpressed his desire to “live an extraordinary final that honors the entire continent and the young generations in a stadium in Casablanca that will be extraordinary and wonderful”, in a radio interview. Although beyond expressing this desire, it is not officially known where final will take place. In Spain it caused discomfort because they already assumed it would be in Madrid. In addition to Casablanca, The Moroccan federation has presented five other venues: Rabat, Tangier, Agadir, Marrakech and Fez. “There are others about which decisions will be made soon,” said Kekjaa.
Morocco is used to organizing major sporting events, such as the last club World Cup won by the Real Madrid in Rabat. Last year she also hosted the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Along with South Africa, which organized the World Cup in 2010, it is one of the countries on the continent with greater infrastructure for soccer competitions. On the continent it was one of the leading countries in including the WAS (Video Assistant Referee) in your national league. The Moroccan commitment to football also involves training, in 2009 the Mohamed VI Football School, an infrastructure worth 13 million euros that houses a hundred students. One of the most famous who passed through this center is Youssef En-Nesyri, current Sevilla striker. On Thursday, the Moroccan Football Federation announced the signing of Jorge Vilda as head of the women’s team.
Passion for football
In the center of Rabat, you don’t have to be hooked on the TV when the national team is playing to know when they score a goal, just have the windows open. The cafes fill up and shouts of celebration echo through the streets.. An image that is repeated, although with less force, when the main Moroccan teams play important matches or even with the Barça or Madrid. Soccer is the king sport of the country. In the afternoon, the soccer fields spread throughout the neighborhoods fill up, and on the street it is also one of the main entertainments for the youngest people.
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One of the craziest episodes that the country experienced was when Morocco managed to arrive last year to the semi-finals of the Qatar World Cup. It was a historic feat that paralyzed the country and plunged it into a mixture of euphoria and pride. Each match was experienced with the intensity of a final, and the streets were filled with thousands of people celebrating each victory, the sound of horns and the country’s flags traveled through the streets until late into the night. Many of the citizens had never been interested in this sport, although the “Lions of the Atlas”as the team is known in Morocco, managed to get them hooked on television to follow the games.
The king’s walk
The World Cup in Qatar was even raised for real reasons, the same monarch went for a walk through the streets of Rabat in his car after the victory against Spain and the pass to the round of 16. The Moroccan team had never managed to go this far. Although they were finally eliminated in the semifinals, a few days later they were received as heroes in the capital. In an open-top bus they toured the city until they reached the Palace., where the players, accompanied by their mothers, were received and decorated by Mohamed VI. A historical feat that the monarch took advantage of to include in his last speech during lto Throne Festivalas an example of what the country is capable of.
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