2023-10-28 17:18:54
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Morocco, Portugal and Spain share their vision for the 2030 FIFA World Cup
Ouagadougou, Oct. 28, 2023 (AIB) – The presidents of the football federations of Morocco, Portugal and Spain met on Saturday in Rabat (Morocco) to sign a letter confirming their interest in bidding for the World Cup of FIFA 2030 and to share their vision of the tournament with the world, we learned from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.
With the bid process officially launched by FIFA, the presidents of the three federations met in person to confirm their interest in the bid – the first step in the FIFA bid process – and celebrate this official milestone together.
Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, President of the Portuguese Football Federation and Pedro Rocha, President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, shared their vision of a tournament that strengthens the heritage of the FIFA World Cup, develops football and has an impact around the world.
100 years after the first FIFA World Cup, the three countries aim to leverage their unique footballing heritage, living traditions and a thousand years of intertwined cultures and shared history to host an inclusive, innovative and sustainable tournament, in a true spirit of celebration. To achieve this, the 2030 World Cup will be organized as an accessible and fan-focused tournament, which will benefit the entire football ecosystem.
The 2030 FIFA World Cup in Morocco, Portugal and Spain will be the first men’s World Cup hosted on two continents and will focus on strengthening ties between Europe, Africa and the rest of the world. The Intercontinental World Cup will therefore be an opportunity to highlight the diversity of football, to promote collaboration between nations and to leave a strong social legacy in the three countries, but also throughout the world.
Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, highlighted the historical aspects of the joint bid of the two continents and three countries for the 2030 FIFA World Cup:
“This is a World Cup that will help us further unite our common civilizations established more than ten centuries ago. The three countries share a common history, a common present and look towards a common future. All this demonstrates, from both shores of the Mediterranean, that collective success is possible and that prosperity can have a shared and collective perspective.”
Fernando Gomes, President of the Portuguese Football Federation, underlined the ambition represented by the organization of the 2030 FIFA World Cup and the mark that the three countries want to leave:
“This is a historic moment because it marks the official start of our process with FIFA to be able to organize the FIFA World Cup in 2030. It is a great moment for us, highly symbolic since it is the centenary of the first edition of the tournament. But 2030 will be much more than a celebration of the past! Thanks to the ambition and skill of our three federations, we believe this tournament will mark a paradigm shift in the way major events will be organized in the future. This is our ambition! “.
Pedro Rocha, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, highlighted the unique opportunity for collaboration between different football federations, countries and people:
“This bid is a message of hope and unity, as this World Cup will be a demonstration of the union of cultures and the promotion of inclusion, diversity and respect. It will be a World Cup with an important social legacy that will remain in Morocco, Portugal, Spain and around the world. We have a common project that will arouse enthusiasm everywhere. Let’s make this dream come true!
Regarding the stadiums of the three countries that will be included in the final bid, the three presidents agreed that it was premature at this stage to make decisions on this matter, because the studies and evaluation work of the technical teams are in class.
The next step in FIFA’s bidding process for the 2030 World Cup will be for all three Unions to submit bidding agreements to FIFA by the end of November 2023.
Burkina Faso Information Agency
Sources: Royal Moroccan Football Federation
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