Moroccan national team fans riot in the Netherlands and Belgium (YouTube)
Will Morocco be a partner in the centenary celebrations of the World Cup?
According to a report in "Athletic", the African country is expected to replace Ukraine in the joint bid to host the World Cup in 2030 together with Spain and Portugal.
As I recall, the desire to integrate Ukraine stemmed, among other things, from solidarity with the country that is facing a Russian invasion in the last year, but in light of the fact that the war is still ongoing and much damage is still being caused in the country's territories, Ukraine's ability to recover to host games of this magnitude already in seven years seems very small .
There is also uncertainty at the top of the Ukrainian Football Association, this after last November the chairman Andriy Pavelko was arrested in Khad for fraud and money laundering.
Now claimers in "Athletic" claim that the sensation of the World Cup in Qatar is expected to replace Ukraine.
Although it does not come from the same continent as Spain and Portugal, it is geographically much closer to them than the war-torn country.
Morocco submitted several offers in the past to host the World Cup alone, but as we know, never won it.
World Cup in Morocco?
The players of the national team at the World Cup in Qatar (Photo: Reuters)
FIFA is expected to decide during the year 2024 where the World Cup will be held, when there are two more proposals on the table. In a proposal that emphasizes "closing the circle", the host of the first World Cup, Uruguay, submitted a joint South American bid along with Argentina, Paraguay and Chile. Another proposal It is of three countries from three different continents that lie near the Mediterranean Sea - Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece.
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