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Morocco will join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
The announcement on Tuesday, which raises further doubts over Ukraine’s participation in the bid, was made through a statement signed by King Mohammed VI and read at a meeting of the Confederation of African Football.
“The Kingdom of Morocco has decided, together with Spain and Portugal, to present a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup,” the statement said.
“This joint bid, which is unprecedented in football history, will bring together Africa and Europe, the northern and southern Mediterranean, and the African, Arab and Euro-Mediterranean worlds. It was in talks with the Iberian nations for a while but had never been officially included in the bid.
Last October, Spain and Portugal were joined in their longstanding European candidacy by Ukraine, which is not likely to remain in the bid.
A spokesman for the Spanish football federation said that it would meet its Portuguese and Moroccan counterparts in Kigali on Wednesday, but made no mention of Ukraine.
“The presidents will announce any news regarding the candidacy for the 2030 World Cup in Kigali,” they added.
Morocco stunned the world at the tournament in Qatar last year when it became the first Arab and African side to reach the semifinals where they lost to France. The co-hosting bids from South America and Europe have been the expected favourites.
The inaugural 1930 World Cup host, Uruguay, is part of a centenary bid with Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. The World Cup has had joint hosts before. In 2002, Japan and South Korea shared the competition.
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