“It hasn’t been decided yet. Of course, there is a timetable for making these decisions. When we have these deliberations, which have to be taken by FIFA, we will communicate them to the countries and the world”, said the director, at a press conference.

Pedro Rocha was speaking after the session to hand over the official letter of intent to the organization of the World Cup 2030, at the Mohammed VI Complex, in Rabat, where his counterparts from the Portuguese (FPF), Fernando Gomes, and the Moroccan (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, federations were also present.

“We want to achieve the best World Cup in history. We have to offer an image for the next World Cups to come. This World Cup will bring unity between people, something that is extremely important. I hope peace is sought through football”, stressed the Spanish leader.

The signing of the letter fulfilled one of the requirements of the candidacy process, which will bring together countries from two continents for the first time and was already declared as the only eligible one by FIFA on October 4th, and must be formally presented to FIFA by July 2024.

“It is obvious that the entire revenue and performance aspect of the competition will be directly linked to the distribution that is made in relation to the challenges. From the outset, we warmly embraced the possibility of making a joint application with Spain and Morocco. There was work that had to be done and we are now accelerating the interconnection of the teams. I have no doubt that this candidacy dossier will be the best that has ever been presented to FIFA”, said Fernando Gomes.

The Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, is the largest Portuguese sports venue, with a capacity of around 65 thousand spectators, the Estádio do Dragão, in Porto, and the Estádio José Alvalade, also in the capital, both with approximately 50 thousand seats, are the only national venues that meet FIFA's requirements to host World Cup matches.