Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup passed the first test of the FIFA taskforce and is set to compete with a joint United States, Canada and Mexico bid in a vote on June 13. Morocco scored 2.7 out of five in Fifa’s test while the joint bid scored four. Qualification to the voting stage “indicates Morocco’s capacity to organize a 48-world cup,” said the North African kingdom’s bid committee. “We can guarantee a magical, vibrant World Cup for players and fans in all of our cities,” said the committee. The final vote of up to 207 member federations is on June 13 and the inspection taskforce scores can be ignored when making their decision.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 02, 2018 19:41 UTC