The joint bid of Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup has reached a significant milestone, with the complete bid book being officially submitted to FIFA at an event held in the Paris offices of the world football governing body.
The official bid book was handed over to FIFA President Gianni Infantino by the presidents of the three bidding Football Federations: Fouzi Lekjaa, of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, of the Portuguese Football Federation, and Álvaro de Miguel, of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, on behalf of President Pedro Rocha.
With the ambition of building a tournament ‘for football, for the world, for tomorrow’, the bid is driven by the slogan YallaVamos, symbolising a proactive effort to advance the game globally.
Extensive engagement efforts have already been made throughout the campaign to promote this vision, with the bid having tens of thousands of followers in social media.
A successful bid would mark the first time the men’s FIFA World Cup™ is held across two continents in its 100-year history.
To celebrate this, the bid emphasises building bridges between cultures, offering a welcome environment to fans and visitors from all background, and leaving a true legacy in sustainability, innovation, investment and social impact.
The bid book, which comprehensively details the bid vision and technical planning, including transport, accommodation and security arrangements, also outlines the proposed host cities and stadiums for a 2030 FIFA World Cup in the three countries.
The bid is supported by an impressive group of bid ambassadors, including footballing legends from each nation.
They include Portugal’s Luis Figo, Spain’s Andres Iniesta and Morocco’s Nourredine Naybet alongside legend Emmanuel Adebayor.
They are also being helped in the joint bid by leading players from the current men’s and women’s national teams namely Cristiano Ronaldo, Achraf Hakimi, Dolores Silva, Ghizlane Chebbak, Alvaro Morata, Irene Paredes and Yassine Bounou.
The final decision for the host of the 2030 FIFA World Cup™ is due to be made by a vote of the FIFA Congress on the 11th of December 2024.
Upon receiving the official bid book for the joint bid of Morocco, Portugal and Spain, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the three nations have ”already given a lot to football, countries with great passion for the game, great organisational skills and a shared vision of what football and its values should be”.
He praised the joint bid as a unifier of two continents Africa and Europe in the dream of organising the FIFA World Cup.
”Football unites the world and you are proving it with this bid” he said.
During the event in Paris, leaders of all three bidding Federations elaborated on the vision of their tripartite bid:
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