Overview
- Royal Moroccan Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said the province of Benslimane and the under‑construction Hassan II Stadium will host the 2030 final, a statement he made at a political event reported on Sept. 10, 2026.
- FIFA has not awarded the final and reiterated that no promise was made by president Gianni Infantino, saying the decision will be taken "in due course."
- Spain’s football federation has publicly contested Morocco’s claim and points to renovated venues such as the Santiago Bernabéu and the Camp Nou as alternatives for the final.
- Morocco’s Hassan II project is planned as a roughly 115,000‑seat stadium with builders projecting completion in 2027 to allow testing and preparation ahead of the 2030 tournament.
- Tensions from July’s mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Lekjaa’s recent political ties add a diplomatic and domestic political layer that could complicate logistics, match allocations and cooperation among the three hosts.