The North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup has outscored Morocco following inspections with FIFA labeling the North African proposal “high risk” in three areas, it was announced on Friday, June 1. “Accommodation was assessed as being the largest challenge facing the Morocco 2026 bid,” the bid evaluation report said. “The documents submitted do not specifically discuss risks to some potentially affected groups, such as representatives of the LGBTI+ community,” the FIFA report said. The U.S. offered fresh guarantees to FIFA there will be no discrimination around entry to the United States at a World Cup in 2026. ___AP World Cup coverage: www.apnews.com/tag/WorldCupCopyright 2018 The Associated Press.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2018 21:09 UTC