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Presidents of Moroccan, Spanish and Portuguese federations support 2030 World Cup bid

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Fernando Gomes (Portuguese Football Federation), Fouzi Lekjaa (Royal Moroccan Football Federation) and Pedro Rocha (Royal Spanish Football Federation) during a meeting.[Courtesy]

The presidents of the federations of Morocco, Portugal and Spain met in Lisbon on Wednesday morning as part of their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.

The leaders' summit brought together Fernando Gomes (Portuguese Football Federation), Fouzi Lekjaa (Royal Moroccan Football Federation) and Pedro Rocha (Royal Spanish Football Federation) to continue preparations for the bid, which unites two continents and aims to be the best ever for a World Cup.

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