Morocco and Spain jousting over which will host 2030 World Cup final

Morocco and Spain are jousting over the right to host the 2030 World Cup final. FIFA has yet to officially announce which country will host the biggest match of the biggest event in soccer. The dispute over the final comes with FIFA boss Gianni Infantino under intense pressure after UEFA led a successful revolt to scuttle his plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. By contrast six Arab nation federations including Morocco’s have backed him since that fiasco.

The tussle over the soccer match also comes with Spain still reeling from a massive border crossing by tens of thousands of migrants who pushed from Morocco into a north African Spanish enclave in late July.

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