World Cup 2026: Morocco sell World Cup bid on European appeal12:30 Share CloseThe Morocco 2026 World Cup bid CEO Hicham El Amrani says hosting the tournament in the North African country would be like staging it in EuropeHis remarks comes as both Morocco and rival joint US-Canada-Mexico candidate were due to meet the Fifa bid evaluating Task Force in Zurich on Wednesday. Also, hosting the World Cup in North America entails longer flights between the three countries. “A Moroccan World Cup is not just an African World Cup,” El Amrani told the BBC. “It would also be almost a European World Cup with the south of Spain just 14km (nine miles) away. To satisfy the 48-team and 80-game 2026 World Cup, Morocco plans to build nine new stadiums and renovate five already existing ones.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 30, 2018 12:22 UTC