Izuchukwu OkosiMajor football superpowers, including Morocco, are already jostling to be awarded hosting rights for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.
The ongoing FIFA Club World Cup is hosted by USA but according to reports from sources close to the talks for possible bidding war, Spain and Morocco are considering proposing a joint bid for the tournament in four years time.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelFIFA have not announced a timeline for selecting the 2029 hosts but according to ace British journalist Ben Jacobs, “the United States, Spain, Brazil, and Morocco have expressed their interest in hosting the tournament.
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The respected journalist scooped that the tournament could serve as a dress rehearsal for the 2030 World Cup which both countries will co-host along with Argentina and Uruguay as FIFA celebrates its centennial (100 years of hosting the World Cup).
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) was however formed in 1904.
Hosting the FIFA Club World Cup could prove vital in identifying a d resolving potential challenges before football’s biggest globally event.
Morocco is set to host the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in July.
The north African country will also host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and the 2025 men’s African Cup of Nations between 21 December and 18 January 2026.
The last round of group games of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup are being played and will round up on Friday.
Botafogo and PSG have already booked their place in the knockout stage of the tournament.
The old format of the FIFA Club World Cup saw only eight teams which are winners of the continental club competitions vying for the ultimate prize.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
