The host countries for the 2030 World Cup are set, but the final itself remains without an officially confirmed stadium. Morocco Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa has said Casablanca’s new stadium will stage the decider, while FIFA has replied that the choice will be made at the appropriate time.
SEO title: 2030 World Cup final venue still unconfirmed as Casablanca claim sparks debate
SEO description: Morocco’s football federation president has named Casablanca as the intended venue for the 2030 World Cup final, but FIFA says no final decision has yet been announced.
The window
The 2030 tournament is scheduled to be hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco. With preparations moving from the hosting award into the stadium-planning phase, the location of the final has become a prominent unresolved issue.
- Spain
- Portugal
- Morocco
On Thursday, Lekjaa celebrated what he described as the honour of bringing the final to Casablanca’s new stadium. His statement was quickly challenged by FIFA, which stressed that the final-venue decision has not yet been taken.
The disagreement places an important tournament-calendar marker on hold: the host nations are known, but the stadium for the final match has not been formally selected.
Who is in the picture
Lekjaa is president of the Morocco Football Federation, a member of FIFA’s Council and Morocco’s delegated minister responsible for the budget. Those positions prompted LaLiga president Javier Tebas to question FIFA’s dismissal of the Casablanca claim.
In a post on X, Tebas argued that the issue did not originate from an unnamed report or social-media speculation, but from an official closely involved with both Morocco’s organisation and FIFA. He asked whether FIFA’s denial should outweigh Lekjaa’s assertion that Casablanca will host the final.
Tebas also referred to what he described as earlier controversial FIFA decisions. He cited an episode involving a call from Donald Trump to FIFA president Gianni Infantino after Balogun received a red card at a recent World Cup. Tebas said FIFA had maintained that the call had no effect, before Balogun’s sanction was changed and the player was able to feature.
His broader point was that repeated official denials can damage trust when later developments appear to move in another direction. For the 2030 cycle, however, the immediate position remains clear: Casablanca has been publicly proposed by Morocco’s federation president, but FIFA has not confirmed the final’s venue.
