Morocco and Spain joust over which will host 2030 World Cup final...

Morocco and Spain are contesting the right to host the 2030 World Cup final, with FIFA still withholding an official decision. The dispute is unfolding as FIFA chief Gianni Infantino remains central to negotiations. It comes despite Spain winning the 2026 World Cup this summer, and both countries are pushing for the next final. The disagreement also coincides with fallout from a late-July surge in migrants who crossed from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave. Morocco’s federation president Fouzi Lakjaa said the final would be in Benslimane at the Hassan II Stadium, under construction near Casablanca and designed for 115,000 spectators. Spain’s federation head Rafael Louzán argued that Spain—world champion in men’s and women’s soccer—should host it.