Morocco's Bid to Host 2026 World Cup Achieved Required Score, Will be Submitted to FIFA Council (Press Release)
Zurich - Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup has achieved the required score and will be submitted to FIFA Council, said Friday a press release by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
"After a thorough assessment of the respective bid books and visits to the relevant member associations, the 2026 Bid Evaluation Task Force has today confirmed that (…) the following bids have achieved the required score and will be submitted to the FIFA Council, namely the bid submitted by the Moroccan Football Association and the bid jointly submitted by the Canadian Soccer Association, the Mexican Football Association and the United States Soccer Federation," according to the same source.
It added that “the decision on whether to select one of the above bidders to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be taken by the 68th FIFA Congress, which will convene in Moscow on 13 June.”
Morocco, which had submitted its bid to stage the World Cup four times (1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010), hopes to be the second country to host this global event on the African continent, after South Africa in 2010.
"After a thorough assessment of the respective bid books and visits to the relevant member associations, the 2026 Bid Evaluation Task Force has today confirmed that (…) the following bids have achieved the required score and will be submitted to the FIFA Council, namely the bid submitted by the Moroccan Football Association and the bid jointly submitted by the Canadian Soccer Association, the Mexican Football Association and the United States Soccer Federation," according to the same source.
It added that “the decision on whether to select one of the above bidders to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be taken by the 68th FIFA Congress, which will convene in Moscow on 13 June.”
Morocco, which had submitted its bid to stage the World Cup four times (1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010), hopes to be the second country to host this global event on the African continent, after South Africa in 2010.
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