Morocco already has enough votes within FIFA to take hosting rights for the 2030 World Cup final away from Spain

[u/IndividualPleasant23]

https://theobjective.com/espana/2026-07-09/marruecos-votos-final-mundial-trump-catar-arabia/

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[u/detectivebabylegz]

Just a reminder that the World Cup 2030 takes the spots for Africa, South America and Europe, so the Middle East, sorry I mean Asia, can hold another World Cups so quickly.

[u/inbruges99 → u/detectivebabylegz]

Yeah and South America are losing their turn because they are hosting a grand total of 3 games.

[u/pumpkinspruce → u/inbruges99]

Which means — ta da! — we’re back in the US in 2038! See you all back here in 12 years!

[u/audigex → u/inbruges99]

I don’t even understand why they accepted those 3 games, why would you do that and scupper your chance to host the whole tournament?

[u/kakucko101 → u/detectivebabylegz]

100 year anniversary my fat fucking ass 🥀

[u/optimal-username]

The obvious solution is to play the first half of the final in Spain and the second half in Morocco. Then they can sell twice as many tickets to the final.

[u/Lakeside → u/optimal-username]

❌ Hydration Break
✅ Migration Break

[u/Confident-Unit-9516 → u/optimal-username]

Fuck it. Build a stadium half in Spain half in Morocco

[u/Toad364 → u/Confident-Unit-9516]

Technically possible in one of the Spanish enclaves along the Moroccan coast…..

[u/JNR13 → u/Toad364]

The most fortified home/away section dividing fence ever

[u/Toad364 → u/JNR13]

Clear customs to take a leak

[u/NearPup → u/optimal-username]

It would also allow for an extra long half time show

[u/jadius → u/optimal-username]

Giving them ideas lol

[u/maldora_ijo]

Just FIFA doing FIFA things. nothing new here

if i remember correctly the original co-host are supposed to be Spain and Portugal then FIFA decided to insert Morroco and then Uruguay/Argentina for the special matches to exclude both CAF and COMNEBOL from bidding contest for the 2034 so Saudi arabia can host it

[u/Greenman1694 → u/maldora_ijo]

I don’t understand why tf FIFA keeps promoting these multiple bid countries for the World Cup but wants Saudi Arabia to do it by themselves when they have less stadiums than Spain, USA, and Mexico. Make that make sense.

If anything, Saudi Arabia should be co-hosting it with another country and not by themselves.

[u/PMmeuroneweirdtrick → u/Greenman1694]

$$$

[u/Kush420Xotix → u/Greenman1694]

They will use slaves like Qatar did, they will have plenty of stadiums when the time comes.

[u/CurmudgeonLife → u/Greenman1694]

Blood money is the reason.

[u/Greeninexile]

Shouldn’t the final venue (or at least the country the final is in) have been decided before they awarded the games to all three of them?

Oh wait, it gives FIFA an opportunity for more corruption.

[u/Uno_worldchamp2009 → u/Greeninexile]

Ding ding ding! Im surprised though that they didnt loop it in with the initial decision corruption though. I just thought it was whoever has the biggest stadium got the final.

[u/neometrix77 → u/Greeninexile]

Morocco needs to win the World Cup final in the courts like they did with AFCON

[u/WasThatInappropriate]

They'd have to change FIFA's rules around continent rotation.

The whole reason this is in Iberia and South America (for a couple of games) aswell as Morocco is so they can get it back to the Middle East as quickly as possible for maximum bribes.

[u/Based_Liberty1776 → u/WasThatInappropriate]

If we get rid of rotation, then simply every world cup will be hosted in the Middle East and other corrupt banana republics.

Never underestimate Fifa corruption. 

[u/IncurableAdventurer → u/WasThatInappropriate]

Even after looking it up, I don’t understand. Do the games in South America count toward the actual World Cup? It says it’s prior to the opening ceremonies. Is it pre-world cup matches or World Cup matches which take place before the ceremonies?

[u/fdar → u/IncurableAdventurer]

They do count, they'll be the actual opening matches for those South American teams.

[u/Ythio]

Just organize a match between Spain and Morocco for the final host.

[u/Intelligence_Gap → u/Ythio]

Whoever beats France gets it! If France beat them both France hosts the final

[u/countingc → u/Ythio]

somehow FIFA will find a way to make Argentina play it

[u/apoorv24111 → u/Ythio]

FIFA will count the money and give advantage to the one who pays less.

[u/No-Distance4675]

Spanish here. I would take what that web page says with a grain of salt. It has the credibility of your average talk with an Uber driver in the airport while taking the free water. And believe me, I am being extremely kind with that web page ( I refuse to call it journalism), and I didn't find confirmation in other media and the "article" shares no sources or on-the-record statements.

That said, I would not be surprised if it was the case. The Alauis have long hands and pockets.

[u/Apolloshot]

I have a solution: Move the new Morocco stadium into the middle of the Strait of Gibraltar and have half the stadium in Spanish waters and half in Moroccan waters.

[u/countingc → u/Apolloshot]

I love how the comments everyone is fighting, except the Canadians, just trying to find solutions even if memeing lol

[u/Dudegamer010901 → u/countingc]

New solution: Morocco, Portugal, and Spain play a mini tournament. Whoever wins gets to hose and remain a country. The other two losers will be dissolved and turn into an anarchic zone.

[u/jdw62995 → u/Apolloshot]

Problem. The tip of Gibraltar isn’t Spain.

[u/belaros → u/jdw62995]

It is. The British colony called Gibraltar isn't on the southmost tip of the strait of Gibraltar. That's Tarifa in Spain.

[u/ayohesaidit]

Is votes the new term for money?

[u/SuckMyDerivative]

The Cup should only be hosted by countries with established arenas and well developed infrastructure. In all other cases it’s just a vanity project for that country’s leaders and ends up saddling the people with debt

[u/alexandianos → u/SuckMyDerivative]

I agree generally but Morocco have well developed infrastructure. They just hosted AFCON. They are building a vanity colossal 125k seat stadium though which sparked protests last year as they want their healthcare system and other institutions improved instead

[u/Dauntless_Idiot]

My compromise proposal: move the final to Cape Verde.

[u/StandardCake21 → u/Dauntless_Idiot]

It's about time we admit that this is the peak tournament format. Repurposed containership in international waters with Eric Cantona as gamemaster it is.

[u/bluecheese2040]

Whoever is paying the most should get it

[u/Th3Matador → u/bluecheese2040]

Give this man a position at FIFA

[u/bluecheese2040 → u/Th3Matador]

This is my resume. I'm hoping they see

[u/Linuxologue → u/bluecheese2040]

Gianni we recognize you

[u/f4r1s2]

A choice between a historic stadium or a stadium thats not built yet

[u/sigappuRojakkal → u/f4r1s2]

When have historic stadiums even mattered to FIFA? Mexico with 3 terrific stadiums got a total of 13, while Dallas and Houston got 16.

[u/Cojo85 → u/sigappuRojakkal]

Your point stands in reference to Mexico, they definitely should’ve gotten more games; But why compare to Houston and Dallas, who both are well equipped to host as well when Qatar was the low hanging fruit of your claim lol

[u/CinderMoonSky → u/sigappuRojakkal]

Dallas is at least indoors

Edit: Houston too

[u/YngSpook84 → u/CinderMoonSky]

Houston is indoors too, but FIFA has shown they don’t care about playing in the heat.

[u/Pizzashillsmom → u/sigappuRojakkal]

USA's stadiums might not be "historic", but they also existed before the World Cup.

[u/Eborcurean]

Surely that would mean Europe can sweep in to take away the Saudi Arabia world cup.

Right?

Ohh, wait, not enough bribes.

[u/sebisuper9mil → u/Eborcurean]

The article is about the final. Not the entire tournament.

[u/HarryLewisPot → u/Eborcurean]

Morocco is already a co-host of the 2030 World Cup, this is only about the final game.

No European team co-hosts with Saudi Arabia in 2034 so that is impossible

[u/thepatheticmarlon]

That cast of characters in one frame tells you this bid is about geopolitics, not football.

[u/Mundane-Anxiety-2266]

I think we can all agree that if the final is not held in Camp Nou or Bernabeau it would be the worst decision ever

[u/MaxiKimiSexyFriends → u/Mundane-Anxiety-2266]

Agreed

[u/belaros]

Spain would withdraw from organizing the world cup if that happened.

[u/No-Significance5659 → u/belaros]

I hope we do, this is ridiculous.

[u/Navodar94]

Lol

[u/iwltfs1]

May be an unpopular opinion but after the shit they pulled as hosts during the AFCON final, they shouldn’t be allowed to host the WC at all..

[u/Alternative_Hour_614 → u/iwltfs1]

What shady shit happened?

[u/THE_PENILE_TITAN → u/Alternative_Hour_614]

Trying to sabotage Senegal on the sidelines as well obviously the refereeing, and then getting the final result for Senegal overturned two months later, making Morocco champions. That is being appealed to the CAS though.

[u/Wankstain8 → u/THE_PENILE_TITAN]

Wtf

[u/Chief-Drinking-Bear → u/Wankstain8]

How do people not hear about this was the biggest story in football for a while

[u/Wankstain8 → u/Chief-Drinking-Bear]

I don’t really watch much football anymore except for the World Cup or the Euros.

[u/Effective-Pop3850 → u/Chief-Drinking-Bear]

Because no one is watching African football.

People either watch their local leagues or European leagues.

[u/APartyInMyPants]

Morocco is building the largest soccer stadium in the world with a 115k capacity.

I wouldn’t find it even remotely shocking if they take the opening match and the finals.

[u/Myopius → u/APartyInMyPants]

They won't take the opening match as FIFA rigged the continent host rotation by putting the opening matches in South America

[u/ThiccBlastoise → u/Myopius]

Gotta make sure Saudi could get 2034

[u/fdar → u/ThiccBlastoise]

It also leaves it wide open for USA 2038.

[u/ThemeFromNarc → u/APartyInMyPants]

It would be great if they could invest public transport in their major cities. 

[u/Pure_Following7336 → u/ThemeFromNarc]

They are currently investing heavily in infrastructure, the problem is that they are borrowing too much money

[u/MarimoKenshi → u/APartyInMyPants]

After seeing how CUM did it, I think opening games has lost their appeal. In 2030 I wouldn't be suprised if all 6 hosting countries did their own opening ceremony too. Game is truely lost.

[u/LanatusGG]

Spend money on football and just skip developing the nation altogether.

[u/SalientSazon → u/LanatusGG]

Was never the priority anyway. 12 palaces, estimated spned of $250M annually to maintain them. Separately, the King uses his private fortune (yah right) of billions to invest in foreign real estate. For funsies. If I recall, one apartment in Paris was $80mill, or 60. But still.

[u/EvilThundr → u/SalientSazon]

What does bro need 12 palaces for smh

[u/sayitharshly → u/EvilThundr]

you expect him to live in one palace more than 30-31 days each?!?! Get ahold of yourself!!!! /s

[u/Few-Particular1780]

As long as FIFA is okay with them being declared the winners months after who ever wins the finals 🌝

[u/Bigardo]

Honestly, Spain deserves this disrespect for accepting Morocco as a co-host. How dumb do you have to be to play along two incredibly shitty and corrupt entities like Morocco and the FIFA.

What were they thinking? "Oh, surely we can trust this crooked head of FIFA and our only hostile neighbour full of dumb nationalists and run by absolute shitheads like their king".

[u/odoc_]

6-way rock paper scissors between the 6 hosting nations.

[u/Funkeslapp]

Good luck with that.

[u/Quick_Candle4506]

I love how Trump is the center of the thumbnail even though the 2030 World Cup is in Europe and Africa and he won’t be President then

[u/Salchichote33 → u/Quick_Candle4506]

But he's the one pressuring for Morocco.

[u/Ok_Light_6977]

Build a stadium with one side in Ceuta the other in Morocco. I'm sure spaniards and moroccans will be thrilled to cooperate in this absolutely non controversial piece of infrastructure

[u/Jazzlike-Check9040 → u/Ok_Light_6977]

Only if the gift shop is in Ceuta

[u/Ok_Light_6977 → u/Jazzlike-Check9040]

But only selling stuff imported illegally from Morocco

[u/KoalaKvothe]

No please the whistles are very annoying

[u/i-love-that → u/KoalaKvothe]

Genuinely I was confused as to what was happening

[u/GustavSnapper → u/KoalaKvothe]

bring back the vuvuzela

[u/SpinnenEend → u/GustavSnapper]

I much prefer that.

[u/Fast_Day_8123]

eh :/ wasnt it at Portugal if i am not wrong?

[u/Stuupkid → u/Fast_Day_8123]

The main bid was Portugal and Spain and Morocco was added later to secure enough votes.

[u/zipk0user491]

No towel is safe!

[u/Busubukatzu]

Why not have two finals? 💰

[u/Mdiasrodrigu → u/Busubukatzu]

Imagine all the hydration breaks

[u/Gunner5091 → u/Mdiasrodrigu]

And half time shows.

[u/Mdiasrodrigu → u/Gunner5091]

Shakira in and without hijab

[u/IDNWID_1900]

If that was the case and I am from Spain:

• I'll send everybody videos of the last final of the african cup where Morocco basicaly rigged the final against Senegal.

• I'll leave as a host and even convince Portugal to do so.

[u/GallardoPT → u/IDNWID_1900]

With the whole shenanigans around the opening matches in South America and the inclusion of Morocco as a host, from the starting bid of PT/ES... As a Portuguese I also feel like we should just leave, this is typical FIFA corruption and we should want no part in this

[u/Difficult_Squash6299]

It's bizarre to me that there hasn't been a world cup in England for 60 years despite it probably being the best equipped country in the world to host it. Meanwhile USA has had 2 and Mexico has hosted 3.

[u/Thndrcougarfalcnbird → u/Difficult_Squash6299]

Well last time they bid it was handed to Russia and Qatar. Tough to go up against oil and gas money 

[u/ssovm → u/Difficult_Squash6299]

It definitely makes sense now - just call it England/Scotland/Ireland

[u/Keanu990321 → u/Difficult_Squash6299]

England had a chance in 2006.

But Germany bribed.

Then another one in 2018.

Russia bribed in this one despite England's bid being the highest ranked by FIFA.

England just refused to play the bribing game, and fair play to them.

[u/PR0H181D0 → u/Difficult_Squash6299]

It's just the rules that when a country hosts a WC, then the entire region (in this case, all of UEFA) is banned for a cycle. There are just too many viable UEFA countries available.

[u/C_Brady]

Another shitshow. Spain and Portugal should just leave the bid

[u/Altruistic-Mine-1848 → u/C_Brady]

When they bid in the first place, Portugal would bet the opening game and Spain would get the final. Now both get neither. If they had a spine, they'd say "ok Morocco, take the final, take all of it, we're out."

[u/YeniZabka]

i know this was made for Saudi Arabia 2034 and United States 2038 but I hate that we are splitting our home World Cup with so many countries

2030 should have been in South America, give 2034 to Arabia sure, but 2038 we should host with Spain only and 2042 Morocco hosting alone

[u/HexisLeVrai → u/YeniZabka]

Argentina is broke as shit and has like 2 eligible stadiums. 

[u/libsoutherner → u/YeniZabka]

Morocco doesn’t have the stadiums to host a potential 64 team cup alone. They could build them, sure, but they’d have to build a lot of them in addition to what is already planned for 2030.

[u/reybrujo → u/YeniZabka]

Argentina will play in Argentina and then take a flight to go to Spain for the next game. Same with Uruguay, that's insane.

[u/Cocofluffy1]

I will say I’ve been to 21 countries and Spain was my favorite to visit. The Bernabau is quite possibly the best stadium in the world as well.

[u/Stylianius1]

Absurd and corrupt decision. The 2030 World Cup, if hosting rights were decided by merit in the quality of organization and infrastructure, would have been exclusively hosted by Portugal and Spain, which was how the bid started. Including Morocco was the easy way for the bid to please Infantino as it crossed out Africa from 2034, and to please Morocco who can now stop bidding to host the tournament. So, Morocco was never the main country and is never going to be. It's like if Canada decided to build a 100 000 seat stadium and hosted the 2026 final.

[u/-tigereyezz-]

Final should be in Portugal then.

[u/No-Significance5659 → u/-tigereyezz-]

The World Cup should have been just the two Iberian countries. Spreading it thin like that and having so many locations is not great for the atmosphere and the teams. Also it was supposed to be Europe's turn to host.

[u/kakucko101 → u/No-Significance5659]

>europe’s turn to host

yes but how else do you eliminate 2 other continents from the hosting pool in order to give it to the highest bidder again?

[u/manatidederp → u/No-Significance5659]

FIFA needed Africa to host so that it could go automatically to Saudi Arabia next turn as Asian host - that’s why.

[u/KayJay282]

So basically, Spain doesn't want to pay the bribes.

And Morocco...

[u/Tuff_Guii]

Lots of ignorant idiots on this sub

[u/Motor-Salary-4252 → u/Tuff_Guii]

U mean reddit?

[u/mooseington23 → u/Motor-Salary-4252]

Everywhere tbh

[u/veyIam]

Wonder what that cost.

[u/Hawk-432]

I’d prefer Spain please

[u/MandogsXL]

Riiight, we’re gonna let a country that JUST fixed an international tournament they hosted in 2025 host the next WC. Classic FIFA 🤣

[u/GripAficionado → u/MandogsXL]

Gotta have a reliable partner when you're going to overturn those red cards.

[u/SumoHeadbutt]

Of course the Dictatorship Country has

[u/PocketRoketz]

Hide the towels

[u/wishihadapotbelly]

Why don’t they just build a stadium over the strait and call it evens?

[u/iii--- → u/wishihadapotbelly]

Make everyone equally happy and hold it in Gibraltar.

[u/Knowhedge → u/iii---]

They used to have to stop matches for the planes landing or taking off before they put netting in. The stadium in Gibraltar is basically on the runway

[u/onhalfaheart]

I don't understand. Why are so many working to take hosting away from Spain? Or is it just money?

[u/Odd-Mulberry2821]

Marrakech sits on the border of the agafay desert and in the next week will have temps as high as 109. For all intents and purposes it’s pretty much the desert. Especially in the summer when they get no rain there. That’s very different from Madrid or Barcelona.

Afcon and World Cup are two different beasts.

The 3 coastal cities do have Mediterranean climates. That’ll be fine. But it won’t be pleasant having to play in Marrakech or fez. It’ll be 29 degrees hotter in these places than in the Spanish cities.

[u/Cathayraht → u/Odd-Mulberry2821]

Hydration pauses of 5 minutes every 10 minutes. Imagine how many commercials you can fit it.

[u/supermau5]

I say Spain and Portugal just host it and kick Morocco out we already saw what a final over there looks like no one wants that again

[u/selarom8]

FIFA is bullshit. This year should’ve been Semis in Canada and Mexico with US final. Instead it’s Quarters, Semis, 3rd /Final in the US.

[u/Neither-Ad4866 → u/selarom8]

Playing semi in Mexico and taking a long flight to play final 2 days later won't be fair on the team playing in Mexico considering the other team will have a short flight from Toronto to NJ. We could have hosted some quarter finals though.

[u/Expensive_Range7204]

Having so many host country's is awful

[u/Evening_Act_6395 → u/Expensive_Range7204]

but how else will saudi arabia get the next one

[u/thegiantprojects]

I would really love them to host it in England, Scotland and Wales

[u/Salivates → u/thegiantprojects]

Why hasn't the WC been in the UK since the 1960s? Seems like a natural place for it.

[u/Keanu990321 → u/Salivates]

England refused to play the bribing game, and good for them!

[u/mattlloyd_18 → u/thegiantprojects]

No love for our Irish brothers?

[u/thetasprayer → u/thegiantprojects]

I'm here for a world cup in which Wales gets exclusive hosting rights.

New stadiums are constructed with 37 syllable names, dragon themed shit everywhere, every national anthem sung by a Welsh choir. Would be electric.

[u/Significant_Pop_5337]

I'm so fucking done with FIFA

[u/SanMaldito]

We can pretend that the final won’t be at the Bernabeu, i guess

[u/Upstairs-Basis9909 → u/SanMaldito]

I hope it is because i live 5 min away!!!

[u/_Lucille_]

Going to be an interesting one since Spain already has a whole lot of infrastructure, so Morocco will be the one taht appears to be paying the most.

[u/TheChims]

they’ll be selling the towels the people will steal at a premium

[u/WhosThatDogMrPB]

I'm done with the "two countries one world cup" non sense. Bring back single hosts.

And I believe China should host the WC after next. If anybody could pull it out is them. Shit, they'll could announce them as hosts and get 15 stadiums, 3 airports and 2 big ass railways done in the next 2-3 years.

[u/CVogel26 → u/WhosThatDogMrPB]

There's really only a few countries that can pull off hosting (without dumping tens of billions into new stadiums).

US can do it easiest due to the amount of American football stadiums.

United Kingdom could also probably do it, 11 stadiums over 60k.

Germany has ten stadiums over 50k and Spain has 10 over 40k so they may be feasible.

[u/ihathtelekinesis → u/CVogel26]

The UK and Ireland did look into a bid for 2030 but decided it wasn’t worth the cost, and worked out that hosting Euro 28 would be almost as big but much less expensive.

[u/Background_Novel_619 → u/CVogel26]

The UK is hated by FIFA. They put in a bid for 2018 and were immediately shut down

[u/RelativeMacaron1585 → u/WhosThatDogMrPB]

They can't, 2034 hasn't technically been voted on yet but only one proposal was submitted before the deadline so it's de facto already decided it'll be Saudi Arabia.

[u/EpicYH22 → u/WhosThatDogMrPB]

Technically next world cup is a 6 countries one world cup nonsense. This is to compensate that 2034 is a one (middle east) country one world cup

[u/Hot_Ad_2538 → u/WhosThatDogMrPB]

Japan Korea did good for a multicountry one.

[u/omegaphallic → u/WhosThatDogMrPB]

3 countries this time, not two.

[u/EddyToo → u/omegaphallic]

Well 6 actually. The first 3 matches will be played in Uruquay, Argentina and Paraquay

[u/Beneficial-Beat-947 → u/WhosThatDogMrPB]

Nah I NEED a pan EU world cup

Imagine a match held in all the capitals of every EU country, that would be so cool.

[u/Altruistic-Mine-1848 → u/Beneficial-Beat-947]

The Euro did that. It wasn't, in fact, cool.

The beauty of these tournaments is fans from everywhere going to the same place and mingling. The more spread out it is, the worse it gets.

[u/Cucaio90]

They should play the 2030 World Cup in Scandinavia in the 🥶 winter time.They’ll have popsicles breaks not hydro breaks.😂

[u/Vast_Schedule3749 → u/Cucaio90]

Wouldn’t it make more sense to have hot cocoa breaks? Or tea or something?

[u/TheDonSalami → u/Vast_Schedule3749]

Yeah I would've said soup breaks lol

[u/printergumlight → u/Vast_Schedule3749]

Strangely, in Norway their ice cream shops do great in winter too.

Also strangely but when you think about it, not so strangely, it is common in Norway to get your ice cream topped with Nesquik (a sweetened cocoa powder).

[u/WeakButNotFast → u/Cucaio90]

Please no we don’t need more stadiums

[u/hellowhatmythere3]

Someone tell me what to think about this

\s

[u/Penki- → u/hellowhatmythere3]

stay in Morocco should be cheaper than in Spain, but Spain should be more accessible, especially for European travelers.

[u/xBTx]

Hide ya towels

[u/tavorasc]

Not how it works

[u/Sahir1359]

Has it been confirmed that spain would host the final?

[u/docowen]

Surely this would count as political interfer...oh, who am I kidding?

This whole thing was a stitch up to give Saudi Arabia the 2034 WC anyway. By playing 2030 in Europe, Africa, and South America it meant Asia was the only option for 2034.

Perhaps, Spain should withdraw from 2030 and let Morocco do it itself, if they're that desperate.

[u/Amsterdammmmmmm]

Irrelevant maybe but the fact that there has never been a world cup final in the old Camp Nou is such a shame.

[u/Organic_Post_4458]

Yup and they’re gonna kill millions of stray dogs as well.

[u/jadius]

Why is dumb dumb Trump in this picture

[u/bearybear90 → u/jadius]

Because he had to open his Diet Coke hole as usual.

[u/TheLasttStark]

If they can't decide on a final venue it's only fair that it's given to Canada

[u/countingc → u/TheLasttStark]

This is the most Canadian-like solution. 😅

[u/agdrs]

Hate it and I fully believe that we are going to see the same shit as the afcon this year.

1978 Argentina all over again

[u/two_bagels → u/agdrs]

I used to live in Morocco and loved it. If it wasn't for my experience of fans during a Raja Wydad match and what happened at Afcon, I'd be all for it. Although you can write of the experience with fans because it is a well known intense rivalry and I doubt the experience would be the same as that.

But yeah the way they allowed the game to unfold in the final with ballboys and subs practically assaulting Senegal's back up goalie, it kind of brings doubt into how they would police the final. Save your talks about black magic. Even if there was special juju juice on the towel, you can assault someone. Also the special juju juice and totems are obviously ineffective. Senegal lost and Harry Kane's curse amounted to nothing.

If they can apologize for that and somehow give an assurance that nothing like that would happen I would love it there. Beautiful country and amazing and hospitable people.

[u/omry1526]

Because AFCON was so great...

[u/situmaimesdemain]

Their behaviour as hosts looked horrible at Afcon. Bad news.

[u/DarthSmiff]

After the mess they made with AFCON? Hard pass. They embarrassed themselves as a host and then again on the pitch.

[u/Internal-Yak6260]

$$$$$ votes $$$$$$$

[u/Sooo_Fly_2524]

No one wants to go to hot ass Morocco during the Summer months

[u/mpbo1993 → u/Sooo_Fly_2524]

You think Spain is better? That can be a +40°C hell.

[u/reibradbury → u/Sooo_Fly_2524]

Morocco and Spain are right across from each other, the weather is very similar in Spain and Morocco lol. It took me a 30 minute ferry ride to go from Morocco to southern Spain.

[u/nash3101]

Does Morocco have air conditioned stadiums? Temperatures can exceed 40°C in the summer

[u/Clemario → u/nash3101]

The high temperatures in Casablanca this week are lower than they are in Los Angeles

[u/Munro_McLaren]

Hell no. They’re horrible. And after what they did to Senegal, even more hell to the no!

[u/Soft_Revenue2411]

Have them play a match for it.

[u/TorchbeareroftheStar]

Who's ready for a repeat of the AFCON Morocco v Senegal match. Gonna see looney tune levels of hijinks.

[u/_Alex_42]

I wouldn't trust The Objective as a source of information...

[u/Alone_Consideration6]

UEFA will resign from FIFA,

[u/Wafkak]

They are already building the world's largest football arena. So why not?

[u/Blitz7798]

Next thing u know and fifa will get involved in the euros and move half the games to the usa

[u/tabrizzi]

Morocco and Spain as co-hosts would be nice. Portugal as a 3rd co-host would be nice too.

[u/kodiblaze → u/tabrizzi]

On top of Portugal, Morocco and Spain How would you feel if we random give three games to Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina? Because guess what? You're in luck

[u/tbonemcqueen → u/tabrizzi]

Ummmmm…wut

[u/vsladko]

There’s no way the final isn’t played at the Bernabeu, right?
MAYBE the New Camp Nou.