MADRID (AP) 鈥� The Spanish government remained confident the final of the 2030 World Cup will be in Spain.
Speaking after a report that FIFA allegedly awarded the final to co-host Morocco, sports minister Milagros Tol贸n said Spain 鈥渄eserved鈥� to host the title game.
鈥淲e are the reigning men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 World Cup champions, and Spain and Portugal spearheaded the bid for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco later joined,鈥� Tol贸n told Cadena Ser late Wednesday. 鈥淲e have many advantages and strengths as a country.鈥�
Spain, Portugal and Morocco are the . Morocco hopes to host the final at the planned 115,000-seat King Hassan II Stadium near Casablanca. Spain has at least two contenders 鈥� Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and Barcelona’s Camp Nou.
FIFA on Tuesday denied a British media report suggesting President Gianni Infantino, in seeking support for his presidency, offered Morocco the hosting of the final in 2030.
A FIFA spokesperson said it鈥檚 鈥渇alse and misleading to claim the FIFA president has made any promise in relation to hosting the FIFA World Cup 2030 final. A decision will be made by FIFA in due course.鈥�
Tol贸n said the Spanish government was 鈥渟urprised鈥� about the report that FIFA gave the final to Morocco.
鈥淭he most important thing is that FIFA has already denied it,鈥� she said. “We are working with FIFA, and we have our next meeting in September. They have been very clear and emphatic in denying this news. We will continue working because we want, and it has to be, that the World Cup final is in Spain.鈥�
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