Incidents en finale de la CAN 2025 et Mondial 2030 : Le Maroc sous pression après l'arrivée d'une délégation de la FIFA
What will Morocco's role be at the 2030 World Cup? Following Spain and Portugal, FIFA sent a commission to Morocco to assess the country. This crucial meeting will have a significant impact on the allocation of matches during the tournament. In Morocco, this assessment is particularly significant after the controversies surrounding the Africa Cup of Nations final (the towel incident, steward violence).
Initially, the in-depth inspection mission will be carried out on all the sports facilities of the Tangier Stadium, as well as the infrastructure of the port city which hosted the majority of Senegal's matches during the 2025 AFCON. After Tangier, the FIFA inspection mission will travel to Rabat, the city which hosted the final of the 2025 AFCON between Senegal and Morocco (1-0).
This mission aims to evaluate the various host cities for the 2030 World Cup, with a view to allocating matches. Morocco had hoped to host the grand final of the competition, but without a doubt, this flagship match will now be played in Madrid, the Spanish capital. Failing the final, Morocco hopes to host one of the semi-finals.
But during this inspection mission, Morocco will need to present a convincing case against the Spanish and Portuguese infrastructure, especially since the AFCON final cast a negative light on the country. In addition to the images of stewards' violence against Senegalese supporters, the most damaging blow to Morocco's image was the towel incident during the semi-final against Morocco and then again during the semi-final against Senegal.
During the final, stewards and footballer Ismael Saibari nearly came to blows with Senegal's second goalkeeper, Yehvann Diouf, who had come to the edge of the penalty area to secure Edouard Mendy's towel. The images went viral and sparked a wave of criticism against Morocco. Several Spaniards, co-hosts of the Spanish nation, called on FIFA to withdraw the African country following the broadcast.
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