Infantino ‘to push’ Casablanca for 2030 final in bid for CAF support | OneFootball

The venue for the 2030 World Cup final has re-emerged as a live issue. The Times reports that Infantino is willing to influence the decision so the match is staged in Casablanca, Morocco, rather than Spain.

He is said to be negotiating a deal with CAF to secure backing from its 54 federations at the FIFA Congress scheduled for March 2027, a move that would strengthen his position before the next election. In Spain, the Santiago Bernabéu and Spotify Camp Nou are the leading alternatives.

The 2030 tournament, to be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, has yet to confirm the final venue. Such a move would steer the showpiece to the planned Hassan II Stadium in Casablanca, which is projected to hold around 115,000 spectators.

Infantino has deepened ties with Moroccan authorities in recent years, and Rabat will host the next FIFA Congress, where the presidential vote is also scheduled to take place.

The report surfaces as the FIFA president faces criticism after a failed plan to sell a stake in the organisation’s commercial rights to investment funds, a proposal that caused internal disagreement. Calls for his resignation have followed, including a stinging public attack from Luis Figo, who described Infantino’s behaviour as the most base, deceitful and selfish he has witnessed.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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