World Cup 2030 in Morocco: What Is Confirmed So Far

Morocco will co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Spain and Portugal. The FIFA Congress settled that on 11 December 2024. Most of what a supporter needs for planning, such as which matches are played here, on which dates and how tickets are sold, has not been decided yet.

What’s happening

The tournament will have 48 teams and 104 matches. Three of them are one-off centenary matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, marking the first World Cup in 1930; they open the tournament. The other 101 are played in Morocco, Spain and Portugal. As a host, Morocco qualifies automatically.

Six Moroccan cities were proposed in the bid: Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Tangier, Agadir and Fes. Which matches each city will stage has not been published.

The final has not been awarded

In September 2026 the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation said the final would be played at the Grand Stade Hassan II, the new stadium near Casablanca. FIFA replied the next day that no decision had been taken and that one would be made “in due course”. Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu is also a candidate.

FIFA decides the schedule, the venues for each match, the final and ticket sales. In Morocco, Fondation Maroc 2030 coordinates national preparations, while ONCF and ONDA are responsible for rail and airports. A statement by a local official is not a FIFA announcement.

Why it matters

The tournament has given a common deadline to projects that will outlast it: stadiums, a high-speed rail extension, airport terminals and city transport. Many of them answer needs Morocco had already identified, and several were planned before the World Cup was awarded. The host cities dossier shows what is changing in each city.

When it might be ready

Of the six stadiums, three were rebuilt or upgraded for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, and some are now going through a second round of work.

• Rabat: the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was rebuilt and hosted the AFCON 2025 final.
• Tangier: the renovated stadium reopened on 14 November 2025, with about 75,000 seats under a new roof.
• Marrakech: the Grand Stade de Marrakech closed in 2026 for a second phase of works.
• Fes: a further phase of renovation is planned.
• Agadir: the Stade Adrar is due for further upgrades.
• Casablanca region: the Grand Stade Hassan II is the only new stadium and is under construction.

The stadiums guide has the venue-by-venue detail. The next decisions that change trip planning are FIFA’s: the schedule, the final and ticketing.

What changes for visitors and residents

The works come first. Before 2030, most people will notice the World Cup through construction. Rail works around Casablanca have changed timetables and closed some stations since September 2026, so check ONCF before any journey in the area. The rail dossier explains what is changing.

Distances are real. The Moroccan venues stretch from Tangier on the Strait of Gibraltar to Agadir on the Atlantic coast. Al Boraq high-speed trains link Tangier, Rabat and Casablanca today; the extension to Marrakech is targeted for 2029 and is not open, and Agadir has no passenger railway.

Accommodation. Host-city accommodation will come under pressure once the schedule is known. Until then, a booking made for a match that has not been allocated is a gamble, so prefer refundable rates.

Entry. No tournament-specific entry arrangements have been announced. Our visa and entry guide covers the current rules, and Accès Maroc decides individual cases.

Tickets. Treat any offer of 2030 tickets before FIFA opens sales as a scam, and buy only through FIFA when it does. For planning a trip around a match, see the World Cup 2030 visitor’s guide.