Morocco’s football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa has said the 2030 World Cup final will be staged at the Hassan II Grand Stadium in Benslimane, although FIFA has yet to assign host cities or confirm the venue for the tournament’s final.
Lekjaa names Casablanca-region stadium for 2030 final
Lekjaa made the declaration during an election meeting for the liberal Authenticity and Modernity Party in Bouznika, outside Rabat. He said Benslimane province, where the stadium is being built in the Casablanca region, would receive the honour of hosting the final.
“Benslimane will host the World Cup final, whether people like it or not,” Lekjaa told the gathering. He added that any future government would need to prioritise the development of the province.
Quick facts
- The 2030 World Cup will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Spain and Portugal.
- Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will each stage an opening match involving their national team.
- FIFA has not yet announced the tournament’s city-by-city venue plan or the final venue.
- The Hassan II Grand Stadium is due to open at the end of 2027.
- The planned capacity is 115,000, which would make it the world’s largest stadium by capacity.
The expanded cross-continental format includes centenary matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, marking 100 years since the first World Cup in 1930, played entirely in Montevideo.
The Hassan II project is expected to compete with Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu for the showpiece match. Morocco’s proposed 115,000-seat arena would become central to the country’s preparations for its first co-hosted World Cup.
Lekjaa, who is also Morocco’s delegate minister responsible for the budget, linked the stadium project to the wider growth of Moroccan football in recent years. He also said he hoped the 2030 final would pair Morocco with France.
His comment referred to a 2-0 French victory over Morocco in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, saying Morocco would seek “revenge” in a future final.
