The decision of the FIFA Council to unanimously retain the Morocco-Spain-Portugal file as the sole candidacy for the organization of the 2030 Football World Cup is “very good news and a source of great pride”, said the president of the interim Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, on Wednesday.
”We will demonstrate the strength of football and the true values of sport,” Sanchez underlined in a message on his X account.
Spain, Morocco, and Portugal ”will defend the values of equality, solidarity, and healthy competition which must accompany sport,” assured the president of the interim Spanish government.
A press release from the Royal Cabinet indicated that “His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, has the great pleasure of announcing to the Moroccan people that the FIFA Council has just unanimously adopted the Morocco-Spain file -Portugal as the sole candidate for the organization of the 2030 Football World Cup.
This decision by the Council of the International Football Federation welcomes and recognizes Morocco’s place of choice in the concert of great nations, the press release underlined.
“His Majesty the King addresses, on this occasion, His congratulations to the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Portugal, while reiterating the commitment of the Kingdom of Morocco to work in perfect synergy with the authorities in charge of the file in each of the host countries,” said the Royal Cabinet press release.
