Rabat – Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid committee revealed its official logo at a press conference Casablanca on Tuesday.
The conference served as an opportunity to discuss key components of Morocco’s 2026 bid, such as the logo and slogan “Bidding Nations.”
According to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP), “the logo reflects the country’s national unity and plural identity.”
The logo has sparked mockery and criticism on social media, as many Moroccan Twitter and Facebook users express their disappointment.
Welcome to the official English language Twitter account of the Moroccan bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup #Morocco2026 ?? pic.twitter.com/KSiGY5CQH9
— Morocco 2026 (@Morocco2026_EN) January 23, 2018
“Morocco deserves better than this,” one tweet stated a tweep.
LE COMITE DE CANDIDATURE POUR LA COUPE DU MONDE 2026 DE FOOTBALL (MONDIAL-2026) DEVOILE A CASABLANCA LE LOGO DE LA CAMPAGNE DU MAROC POUR OBTENIR L’ORGANISATION DE CETTE IMPORTANTE MANIFESTATION pic.twitter.com/mzPxN6beSi
— Arryadia (@arryadiatv) January 23, 2018
Non mais sérieusement le logo de la candidature du Maroc à la Coupe du Monde 2026, on dirait qu’il est fait avec Microsoft Paint et une police Arial… pic.twitter.com/bpYdJY6zcw
— AfricaFootballDaily (@AfricaFootDaily) January 23, 2018
On vient de loin quand même si on compare le nouveau logo à celui de notre candidature à l'organisation de la Coupe du Monde 1998 pic.twitter.com/QZF5zpE7PF
— SiMov (@SiMo___H) January 23, 2018
Moulay Hafid Elalamy, the chairman of Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid committee, led the Casablanca meeting attended by Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of Morocco’s Royal Football Federation and Rachid Talbi El Alami, the Minister of Youth and Sports.
