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Ilham Belfehili: Morocco is ready to host the 2030 World Cup if Spain and Portugal withdraw

Kora W Goal editorial team9 November 2026 at 23:361 Minute

Image accompanying the article, with the caption: “We are ready to host it alone”: Morocco’s fiery response to Spain’s threats to withdraw from hosting the 2030 World Cup.

Ilham Belfehili, secretary-general of the Moroccan Union for Democracy party, said Morocco is ready to host the 2030 World Cup even if Spain and Portugal withdraw. Her comments came in response to Spanish opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s remarks about the possibility of his country withdrawing from hosting the tournament.

Morocco, Spain and Portugal are co-hosting the tournament, while a dispute continues over which country will host the final. Feijóo said he was ready to push Spain to withdraw if FIFA awarded Morocco the right to host the final, while insisting that Spain hosting the event was a given.

Belfehili said the decision on hosting the final is subject to the criteria of FIFA and its relevant committees, and rejected politicising the matter. She added that any decision by Spain to withdraw would be Spain’s alone, affirming that Morocco respects the decisions of international bodies.