The Objective: Camp Nou, Pedro Sánchez's plan B for 2030 final | OneFootball

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is already privately bracing for a highly unfavorable scenario for its interests.

According to a report revealed by The Objective, Spain is all but resigned to losing the chance to host the 2030 World Cup final at the Santiago Bernabéu, due to the intense and successful influence campaign Morocco is waging before FIFA to bring the decisive match to Casablanca’s future mega-stadium.

Faced with this situation of diplomatic weakness, Pedro Sánchez’s government has launched an emergency strategy. The Executive’s Plan B is to rule out the Madrid option and go all in on the Spotify Camp Nou.

Moncloa’s main asset is the FC Barcelona stadium’s capacity, which, with 105,000 seats, would drastically reduce the gap in ticket revenue compared with the Moroccan proposal.

The RFEF, highly critical of the Government

From within the Federation’s offices, there is harsh criticism of the Government’s and the Foreign Ministry’s inaction during these past crucial months.

The reproaches also target the actions of previous RFEF leadership teams, pointing out that it was an “unforgivable” mistake not to have secured from the outset in the bid’s technical dossier (Bid Book) that the grand final would be played on Spanish soil.

Morocco, backed by U.S. diplomacy

Meanwhile, Morocco is moving forward steadily, securing key support on the FIFA Council thanks to its strategic alliances with Donald Trump’s administration, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

Although there is deep skepticism within Spanish football circles and many see this shift toward Barcelona as a “mere gesture,” Camp Nou remains Spain’s last hope of not losing the most sought-after match on the planet.

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