--- title: "FIFA denies Morocco will host 2030 World Cup final" description: "Most outlets reported that FIFA rebuffed a claim by Morocco that it would host the 2030 World Cup final, noting that a decision on the venue would be made \"in due course.\" 24 News HD included a direct quote from Moroccan football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa, who had made the initial claim, while Arab News Pakistan focused more broadly on FIFA's denial without naming Lekjaa." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7921-fifa-denies-claim-that-morocco-will-host-2030-world-cup site: HarZaviya language: en --- # FIFA denies Morocco will host 2030 World Cup final sports · updated 12 Sep 2026, 9:10 AM PKT · 10–12 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 11 Sep 2026 — FIFA denies Morocco will host 2030 World Cup final (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that FIFA rebuffed a claim by Morocco that it would host the 2030 World Cup final, noting that a decision on the venue would be made "in due course." 24 News HD included a direct quote from Moroccan football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa, who had made the initial claim, while Arab News Pakistan focused more broadly on FIFA's denial without naming Lekjaa. - **24 News HD** — [FIFA rebuffs Morocco claim over 2030 World Cup final](https://www.24newshd.tv/12-Sep-2026/fifa-rebuffs-morocco-claim-2030-world-cup-final) · 12 Sep 2026, 9:10 AM PKT > FIFA said on Friday that a decision on the venue for the 2030 World Cup final would be made "in due course", after Moroccan football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said the showpiece match would be staged in Morocco. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [FIFA denies claim that Morocco will host 2030 World Cup final](https://www.arabnews.pk/sport/fifa-denies-claim-that-morocco-will-host-2030-world-cup-final-3000969) · 11 Sep 2026, 5:55 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing ### 10 Sep 2026 — Casablanca will host 2030 World Cup final, says Moroccan federation chief (1 outlet) - **Dawn** — [Casablanca will host 2030 World Cup final, says Moroccan federation chief](https://www.dawn.com/news/2028901/casablanca-will-host-2030-world-cup-final-says-moroccan-federation-chief) · 10 Sep 2026, 8:41 PM PKT > The 2030 World Cup final will be held in Casablanca, the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation was reported as saying by Spanish news agency EFE on Thursday. Football’s world governing body FIFA has yet to announce the venue of the final, with Spain and Morocco in a heated battle to host football’s biggest showpiece match. “The province of Benslimane will have the honour of hostin... 3 articles from 3 outlets, 10–12 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.