Rabat – The presidents of the federations of Morocco, Portugal, and Spain met in Lisbon on October 18 as part of the ongoing joint preparations for the hosting of the 2030 World Cup, according to an FRMF press release.
The leaders’ summit brought together Portuguese Fernando Gomes, Fouzi Lekjaa, and Spanish Pedro Rocha to continue preparations for the tournament, which unites two continents and aims to be the “best ever” World Cup.
This is the second time that the presidents of the three associations have met, but the first meeting was after FIFA’s decision to award the three countries the 2030 World Cup.
During the meeting, held at the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Cidade do Futebol, it was decided to present the letter of intent to host the World Cup on October 28, thus fulfilling one of the requirements of the bidding process.
According to the FRMF, this will be the first formal step towards formalizing the joint bid and will demonstrate the commitment of Morocco, Portugal, and Spain to organizing a successful World Cup.
This solemn moment will take place in Rabat, and will be followed by a press conference attended by the presidents of the three federations, according to the FRMF.
Meanwhile, the 2030 World Cup bid committee continued its work. On Wednesday, it held another meeting in Madrid to monitor the project.
Lekjaa told Asharq Sports in a recent interview that “in 2029, Morocco, Spain, and Portugal will jointly organize the Club World Cup not only to test but to confirm readiness a year before hosting the World Cup.”
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