2030 World Cup: Morocco or Spain? Final venue to be designated "in due course" (FIFA)

The country and stadium that will host the 2030 World Cup final, with the tournament jointly organised by Spain, Morocco and Portugal, will be designated "in due course," a FIFA spokesperson told Spanish news agency EFE on 10 September 2026.

The statement came a day after Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), said at a political meeting: "The city of Benslimane will host the World Cup final. The city is Benslimane, the stadium is the Hassan II Stadium, and I hope that Morocco will be playing in the final."

François Clément, president of the French branch of Populous, the architecture firm responsible for the construction of the future 115,000-capacity stadium located around 60 kilometres east of Casablanca, told News Tank on 29 June that it is "intended to host this final."

Rafael Louzán, president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), had meanwhile said that "the RFEF’s number one objective" was "for the final of this World Cup to be played in our country", during the federation’s General Assembly on 30 June 2026. Following Spain’s triumph at…