• 1988 Africa Cup of Nations 1997 African Youth Championship 2011 CAF U-23 Championship 2013 African U-17 Championship 2013 FIFA Club World Cup 2014 FIFA Club World Cup 2018 African Nations Championship 2022 FIFA Club World Cup On 10 January 2018, King Mohammed VI appointed Moulay Hafid Elalamy as chairman of the bid committee. (wikipedia.org)
  • The vote by football federations was public, in contrast to secrecy surrounding the ballot by FIFA's elected board members for the 2018 and 2022 hosts, Russia and Qatar, in 2010. (dawn.com)
  • Let's also acknowledge that we can reasonably infer that bribes were paid for the 1998, 2010 and 2022 World Cups, with 2002 in Asia under suspicion for fixing South Korea's run and 2018 very much in the discussion. (nbcsports.com)
  • FIFA also ruled out a revote of the World Cup bids won by Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. (byu.edu)
  • With the 2018 World Cup in Russia behind it, the soccer world's focus shifts to the 2022 tournament in Qatar. (astutenews.com)
  • The bidding process for 2026 was put on hold due to the corruption allegations around the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. (dailycannon.com)
  • As far as the Africa Women Cup of Nations is concerned, we [Banyana Banyana] have qualified for the 2022 tournament in Morocco [from 2 July to 23 July]. (sportnewsafrica.com)
  • CAF Algeria Angola Belgium Botswana Cameroon Congo DR Egypt France Gambia[citation needed] Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lebanon Libya Luxembourg Myanmar Nigeria Palestine Qatar Russia Seychelles Senegal Serbia Tunisia Uganda Zambia The bid committee showed that 97% of Moroccans were in favour of the World Cup, including 81% with strong support. (wikipedia.org)
  • Delegates of Canada, Mexico and the United States celebrate after winning a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup at the FIFA congress in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday. (dawn.com)
  • North America is up against Morocco to earn the right to host soccer's showpiece event in 2026, with a decision to be made on June 13 in Moscow -- the eve of the 2018 World Cup in Russia -- when up to 207 national associations at a FIFA congress will decide in a public vote who will host the tournament in eight years. (wkbw.com)
  • The Congress is scheduled for June 13, the day before the opening match of the 2018 World Cup between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia in Moscow. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Spain hosted the World Cup in 1982 and was part of a failed joint bid with Portugal for the 2018 tournament, which was awarded to Russia. (kick442.com)
  • FIFA decided that neither they nor the Asian Football Federation should be allowed to bid for the tournament so soon after it was awarded to Russia and Qatar. (dailycannon.com)
  • The Real Madrid striker was the standard-bearer for Belgium's vaunted 'golden generation', who reached the 2018 World Cup semi-finals in Russia but failed in Qatar. (somalymam.org)
  • The excellent bilateral ties between Yaounde and Paris were reviewed, and the Head of State congratulated the French football squad - winners of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. (prc.cm)
  • As the world awaits the start of the 2018 World Cup tomorrow in Russia, news was released this morning that will make soccer fans in North America beyond happy. (theshadowleague.com)
  • The South American co-host bid has been promoted since the 2018 World Cup in Russia and had included Chile, which was not mentioned Wednesday. (co.ke)
  • Documents obtained by BC Soccer Web show that the BC NDP never faced a "blank cheque" scenario on the 2026 World Cup bid, and that FIFA negotiations would be ongoing with all three governments through 2020. (bcsoccerweb.com)
  • DUBAI: Oprah Winfrey was mocked for her ties with shamed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who has been in the spotlight for sexual assault and harassment allegations, following rumors of 2020 presidential bid for the American presidency. (arabnews.com)
  • The number of businesses created in Morocco has witnessed an 11.7% annual decline in the year 2020, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). (fmcgroup.com)
  • Bongo, who has ruled the oil-rich equatorial country for 10 years, had a stroke in October 2018 while in Saudi Arabia, where he was hospitalised in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. (aljazeera.com)
  • A joint bid from Colombia, Peru and Ecuador is also reportedly in the offing as well as a tripartite bid involving Greece, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (kick442.com)
  • The Spain, Portugal and Ukraine bid for the 2030 tournament is backed by UEFA and will compete against other candidacies such as a collaboration between Egypt, Greece and Saudi Arabia, and a joint South American proposal from Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile. (superiorprediction.com)
  • Sky Sports News understands another three-country bid is expected from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece . (superiorprediction.com)
  • The FIFA men's World Cup-whose 2018 edition kicks off today in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium with a match between its Russian hosts and Saudi Arabia-remains a potent symbol of athletic comity and joy, but it has also become one of crass consumerism and greed. (nybooks.com)
  • A date of 11 August 2017 was set for submission of an intention to bid, and on that day, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced that it would submit a bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (wikipedia.org)
  • Two days later the London-based agency VERO Communications was appointed as Lead Communications and Strategy Consultants of the Moroccan bid. (wikipedia.org)
  • Metro: Planned and temporarily abandoned: Casablanca Regional Express Network (RER): Existing and under extensionexpansion: Rabat/Salé, Casablanca The Moroccan highway network connects most large cities in the country, being part of the transportation infrastructure in Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament. (dawn.com)
  • A further blow came on Friday during the 2018 World Cup when the Moroccan national team lost to Iran with an own goal after a substitute Moroccan player inadvertently sent the ball into its own net during overtime. (teachmideast.org)
  • Moroccan bid high risk? (wkbw.com)
  • FIFA will reveal whether the Moroccan and joint North American bids for the 2026 World Cup have progressed to the voting stage just over two weeks before it takes place at the Congress in Moscow, it has been announced. (insidethegames.biz)
  • The Task Force charged by FIFA to evaluate both the North American and Moroccan 2026 FIFA World Cup bids will make its verdict on the eligibility of both files to progress to FIFA Congress on 29 May," Morocco 2026 said on Twitter. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Blazer and an unnamed co-conspirator traveled to Morocco, where a representative of the Moroccan bid committee offered a bribe to the co-conspirator in exchange for his agreement to cast his secret ballot for Morocco to host the 1998 World Cup, he said. (nbcsports.com)
  • Again, Blazer and the same co-conspirator traveled to Morocco where a representative of the Moroccan bid committee offered the co-conspirator $1 million for his vote, Blazer said. (nbcsports.com)
  • Spain and Portugal had initially entered the joint bid arrangement with Ukraine but the Portuguese Football Federation and Soccer federations of Spain (RFEF) have now decided to join the Royal Moroccan Football Federation in an unprecedented African and European associated bid. (kick442.com)
  • The Delegates voted in favour of the bid by Morocco to host the 113th FAI General Conference in Marrakech in 2019. (fai.org)
  • But in 2019, it was announced that talks were under way over an Australia-Indonesia joint-bid instead. (superiorprediction.com)
  • In addition, the Hainan provincial government also released a notice on Dec. 30, 2018, saying that from July 1, 2019, all lightweight vehicles to be registered in the province must meet China's State VI emission standard, and those below the standard won't be granted with license plate. (alwihdainfo.com)
  • It competed with the United 2026 bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States for hosting rights. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 2026 bid was Morocco's fifth bid to host the FIFA World Cup after four unsuccessful attempts in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010 lost out to the United States, France, Germany and South Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • In March 2018, the Morocco 2026 bid committee stated their plan to spend $16 billion on preparing for the tournament, including building new transportation infrastructure, 21 new hospitals, a large number of new hotels and leisure facilities and building and/or renovating new stadiums. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 'United 2026' bid was selected by 134 FIFA compared to 65 for Morocco. (teachmideast.org)
  • The main issue for the United 2026 bid so far has been the recent interventions from US President Donald Trump, who ignored a warning from FIFA regarding political interference in the race. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Morocco will join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the 2030 World Cup, the African nation announced Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (theafricandream.net)
  • "The Kingdom of Morocco has decided, together with Spain and Portugal, to present a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup," the statement said. (theafricandream.net)
  • Morocco committed to taking part in the 2030 contest more than four years ago, immediately after losing the vote for the 2026 tournament. (theafricandream.net)
  • Morocco, Spain and Portugal have reached an agreement to present a historic Afro-European joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. (kick442.com)
  • Your excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen I will like to announce, before this assembly, that the Kingdom of Morocco has decided together with Spain and Portugal to present a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. (kick442.com)
  • FIFA has confirmed it will select the host for the 2030 World Cup in 2024, meaning the host selected to stage the 2030 World Cup will have just six years to prepare for the event which is not even too much time for ready-made Morocco, Spain and Portugal. (kick442.com)
  • Ukraine Join Spain And Portugal's Joint-bid To Host The 2030 World Cup, But Who Else Is In The Running? (superiorprediction.com)
  • In 2018, it was announced that Morocco will make a bid for the 2030 World Cup, with a possible joint-bid with fellow African members Tunisia and Algeria on the cards. (superiorprediction.com)
  • The UK and Ireland focused on a Euro 2028 bid with UEFA's approval when they ended a plan to be Europe's preferred candidate to host the 2030 World Cup against competition from the Spain-Portugal bid. (orissapost.com)
  • Rubiales also said Sunday he did not want to bring instability to Spain's bid to stage the 2030 World Cup in a co-hosting plan with Portugal, Morocco and possibly Ukraine. (yahoo.com)
  • The 48-team, 104-game tournament scheduled for June-July 2030 is planned to start with games in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay before the action moves to the core host nations Spain, Portugal and Morocco. (co.ke)
  • The 2030 decision marks a victory for Morocco, which has invested heavily in infrastructure in its largest cities and was last week chosen to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations. (co.ke)
  • Afrique : retour du pétrole et du gaz à grande échelle et secteur aval en pleine croissance de l'Angola 25/07/2023 - NJ Ayuk, Président exécutif, Chambre africaine de l'énergie (AEC). (alwihdainfo.com)
  • After the third-place play-off against Morocco, which Croatia won, he said he would extend his international career until 2023 in a bid to win the Nations League. (somalymam.org)
  • Canada, Mexico and the United States wanted FIFA to award the bid outside the traditional bidding process at the June 2018 FIFA Congress in Moscow if the CONCACAF bid meets FIFA requirements. (wikipedia.org)
  • The soccer showpiece will return to the US for the first time since 1994 after gaining 134 votes, while Morocco got 65 at the FIFA Congress in Moscow on Wednesday. (dawn.com)
  • However, the FIFA Council decided on 8 May 2017 that FIFA would have a full bidding procedure. (wikipedia.org)
  • On 22 August 2017, Morocco established a list of stadia for its bid. (wikipedia.org)
  • This however shows that the growth in intra-EAC trade slowed down to 9.4% in 2018 compared with 24.8% in 2017. (ensafrica.com)
  • 2017 (http://www.statistik.at/web_en/statistics/PeopleSociety/health/medical_and_sociomedical_characteristics_of_live_birth/110639.html, accessed 27 October 2017). (who.int)
  • The Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid was Morocco's unsuccessful bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco's bid was also at the centre of an ethics investigation into FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura, over an alleged undeclared family link with former Senegal international El Hadji Diouf. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Saturday's news conference revealed details of Morocco's bid book. (thezimbabwemail.com)
  • Several Spanish news media outlets reported on Thursday that Rubiales would step down. (counton2.com)
  • Goals from Raphaël Varane and Antoine Griezmann saw impressive France beat Uruguay 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (bcsoccerweb.com)
  • The country had hoped to become just the second in Africa to secure hosting rights, after South Africa in 2010, but instead it lost decisively to the joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • This joint bid, which is unprecedented in football history, will bring together Africa and Europe, the northern and southern Mediterranean, and the African, Arab and Euro-Mediterranean worlds. (theafricandream.net)
  • The vote leaves Morocco reeling from a fifth failure in a World Cup hosting vote, with the continent's sole tournament coming in 2010 in South Africa. (dawn.com)
  • Some of it isn't news to those who've been paying attention, but Blazer has admitted that he, along with others, either facilitated and/or accepted bribes leading up to the 1998 World Cup in France and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (nbcsports.com)
  • Excitement and pride swept across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda after East Africa Community nations' Pamoja bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament received confederation of Africa Football (Caf) green light. (co.ke)
  • CAF President Patrice Motsepe said the East Africa nations' Pamoja bid was a success. (co.ke)
  • Kenya won the bid to host the 1996 Afcon but lost after failing to have venues ready for the showpiece within schedule and CAF awarded the hosting rights to South Africa. (co.ke)
  • In 2018, Kenya also won the bid to host the Africa Nations Championships, the second tier continental contest, but could host over delays in renovation of stadiums. (co.ke)
  • We provide you with the latest breaking news and videos straight from Africa and around the world. (skynewsafrica.net)
  • The next FAI General Conference will take place on 26 and 27 October 2018 in Luxor, Egypt. (fai.org)
  • It has since been looking to reestablish ties with other countries in the region including Egypt and Morocco. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The country is up against a joint-bid from Canada, Mexico and the United States when world-soccer governing body FIFA's member countries decide in Moscow on June 13 who will host the tournament eight years from now. (thezimbabwemail.com)
  • It was previously reported that the Iberian bid involving Morocco could be proposed, but Spain and Portugal have decided to join them to submit bids as triple hosts. (kick442.com)
  • DOHA: Lionel Messi left the World Cup stage for the last time in the most dramatic way possible on Sunday, headlining a long list of world giants bidding farewell to football's greatest tournament. (somalymam.org)
  • The North America bid also had to overcome concerns about the impact of policies from the Trump administration, including attempts to implement a ban on travel by residents of six majority-Muslim countries. (dawn.com)
  • The co-hosting bids from South America and Europe have been the expected favorites, with speculation about a Saudi-led and unprecedented three-continent project. (theafricandream.net)
  • In August of this year, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay announced they would be making a four-country bid to bring the World Cup back to South America. (superiorprediction.com)
  • The Spanish soccer federation did not immediately confirm Morocco in the bid, saying the federations from the three nations would meet Wednesday in Rwanda before announcing any possible changes. (theafricandream.net)
  • They" are the US Soccer Federation (USSF), the body that runs football in the States and is one of the driving forces behind the North American bid. (wkbw.com)
  • The new partnership was confirmed by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) during a news conference at the Swiss headquarters of UEFA, European soccer's governing body. (superiorprediction.com)
  • President William Ruto, Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba and Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa during the unveiling of the East African Community (EAC) Pamoja bid for the African Cup of Nations 2027 at State House, Nairobi. (co.ke)
  • He had run the federation since 2018. (yahoo.com)
  • We want to celebrate our football culture and share our country with the world," Yasser Al Misehal, the president of the Saudi soccer federation and a member of the Fifa Council, said in a government statement announcing its intention to bid. (co.ke)
  • The General Confederation of Enterprises in Morocco (CGEM) has signed a partnership agreement with the Israeli Employers and Business Organizations (IEBO), the Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI), and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC). (fmcgroup.com)
  • Morocco, which finished in a stunning fourth place at the World Cup in Qatar, hosted FIFA's Club World Cup in February. (theafricandream.net)
  • But the 36-year-old -- whose contract was terminated by US Soccer in 2016 for "conduct that is counter to the organization's principles" -- has told CNN Sport she'd prefer the 2026 tournament to be awarded to a "more deserving country" than her homeland, which is jointly bidding with Mexico and Canada. (wkbw.com)
  • Yesterday, Caf approved the bid presented by the three countries to jointly host the continent's premier football showpiece in four years' time. (co.ke)
  • Spain and Portugal were joined last October in their longstanding European candidacy by Ukraine, which is not likely to remain in the bid. (theafricandream.net)
  • That project now also includes Morocco and Ukraine. (orissapost.com)
  • Ukraine was also dropped after it was added to the European bid a year ago at a news conference at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland. (co.ke)
  • However, Ukraine not been mentioned in official comments about the UEFA-backed bid this year. (co.ke)
  • The inaugural 1930 World Cup host, Uruguay, is part of a centenary bid with Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. (theafricandream.net)
  • The Spain-Portugal bid grew to add Morocco this year and now also includes long-time bid rivals Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. (co.ke)
  • six countries - Argentina, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay - welcoming and uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game, the centenary and the Fifa World Cup," Infantino said in a statement. (co.ke)
  • This week's vote to determine who would host the World Cup in 2026 was a major letdown for Morocco, made worse by a crushing loss to Iran in its opening match of the tournament Friday. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • By contrast, Morocco appeared too hazardous as a potential host when all 14 venues had to be built or renovated as part of a $16 billion investment in new infrastructure. (dawn.com)
  • On Wednesday, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), which is the international governing body of association football, announced that it had awarded the "United" North American bid the rights to host the football World Cup in 2026 over sole competitor, Morocco. (teachmideast.org)
  • Important to note the bribe Chuck Blazer pled guilty to taking for WC98 came from Morocco, which lost out to France as the tournament host. (nbcsports.com)
  • The schemes started around 1992, as the executive committee began considering bids from Morocco and France to host the 1998 tournament, Blazer said. (nbcsports.com)
  • Portugal has never staged the tournament, although it adid host the UEFA European Championship in 2004 while Morocco were denied the chance in five previous bids. (kick442.com)
  • Morocco has proposed using 14 stadiums and budgeting to spend 15.8 billion dollars on infrastructure if it wins the right-to-host the World Cup soccer-finals in 2026 , the country's bid committee announced at a news conference on Saturday. (thezimbabwemail.com)
  • Morocco have failed in their bids to host the World Cup in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010. (superiorprediction.com)
  • Her best friend, CBS News host Gayle King, said Tuesday that Winfrey was "intrigued" by the idea of a White House bid. (arabnews.com)
  • The committee also announced Morocco as the host of the 2025 AFCON. (co.ke)
  • Turkey is also bidding to host the 2028 edition, though that has long been expected to go to the joint bid by the four United Kingdom federations and Ireland. (orissapost.com)
  • UEFA's president, Aleksander Ceferin, has warned the United States that their bid to host the 2026 World Cup would be affected by Donald Trump's travel restrictions and immigration policy. (dailycannon.com)
  • Since then, the country has hosted various other competitions and now they are looking to host this season's CAF Champions League final, as the association confirmed that they would make a bid to have the final played on South African soil. (sportnewsafrica.com)
  • Morocco will host this year's edition. (sportnewsafrica.com)
  • Therefore, we need to get government support for the bid to host the Afcon for women in 2024. (sportnewsafrica.com)
  • He spoke without notable difficulty on Wednesday but paused for a few seconds between each sentence, an AFP news agency reporter said. (aljazeera.com)
  • The consensus reached by once-rival soccer continents also let Fifa fast-track the opening of the 2034 World Cup bidding contest, limited to member federations from Asia and Oceania. (co.ke)
  • The Model Law on Factoring developed and promoted since 2016 by the AfreximBank, a Development Partner of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), has become more relevant than ever with the launch of the AfCFTA, according to its release copied to the Ghana News Agency. (ensafrica.com)
  • The potential impact of Donald Trump administration's policies, including attempts to implement a travel ban on residents of six majority-Muslim countries, has caused problems for the North American bid, though the team has offered guarantees to FIFA that there will be no discrimination around entry for the tournament. (wkbw.com)
  • Morocco 2026 and United 2026 are set to learn their fate when the Evaluation Task Force, which has assessed both bids for the tournament, delivers its verdict on May 29. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Namwamba (Cabinet Secretary) is duly seized of this assignment and is mobilising his team, liaising with his counterparts in Uganda and Tanzania to formulate a winning bid so that the people of our countries can look forward to participating in a successful 2027 tournament. (co.ke)
  • We hope that our joint bid will motivate all our sides not only to qualify for the 2027 tournament, but also to excel beyond previous achievements," Ruto said then. (co.ke)
  • The African football body took the tournament to Morocco. (co.ke)
  • UEFA said it will now work with the two federations to ensure their joint bid meets all the requirements for the 24-team tournament. (orissapost.com)
  • We will be discussing this matter with the minister of sport, Minister Nathi Mthethwa, and ask government to give us support to make that bid because it is not a once-off match, it is a tournament. (sportnewsafrica.com)
  • Our team made it to the final in Ghana [in 2018 where they lost to Nigeria on penalties]. (sportnewsafrica.com)
  • Morocco bid unsuccessfully to stage the 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010 World Cups. (thezimbabwemail.com)
  • Morocco had failed to score in 53 per cent of their World Cup encounters before their meeting with the much-fancied Europeans, who had not lost a group game since 1994. (superiorprediction.com)
  • Morocco earned only their third World Cup win against FIFA's second-best-ranked team Belgium with goals from Romain Saiss and Zakaria Aboukhlal. (superiorprediction.com)
  • Shafiq, appointed premier by Hosni Mubarak shortly before his overthrow in 2011, is seen as a main challenger for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is expected to dominate the 2018 vote despite not yet officially announcing his candidacy. (newarab.com)
  • Morocco next faces Portugal while Iran competes against Spain. (teachmideast.org)
  • However, it was announced in February of this year that England would be part of a UK and Ireland joint-bid for the 2028 European Championships. (superiorprediction.com)
  • The two soccer federations had been competing in the bidding contest that is scheduled for an October 10 vote by UEFA executive committee members. (orissapost.com)
  • However, UEFA nations will only be able to bid should none of the other candidates meet the necessary criteria. (dailycannon.com)
  • In 2015, it was rumoured that New Zealand were looking to team up with the nation in a joint-bid. (superiorprediction.com)
  • Belgium , who had scraped a 1-0 win over Canada in their opening game, again looked a pale shadow of the team who finished third in 2018 and climbed to second in the world rankings. (superiorprediction.com)
  • Pique, 35, has not featured to the national team since retiring in 2018 but does appear on the list handed to FIFA this week, as does Sergio Ramos. (magicnet.net)
  • A stunning Sunday saw two more FIFA World Cup groups thrown into confusion as no. 2-ranked Belgium was decisively beaten by Morocco, 2-0, and Costa Rica - which lost to Spain by 7-0 - edged Japan, 1-0. (thesportsexaminer.com)
  • It was in talks with the Iberian nations for a while but had never been officially included in the bid. (theafricandream.net)
  • Morocco have previously hosted a number of international football events. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sports infrastructure: about 130 football stadiums will be built or renovated (Morocco presently has 38 stadiums with 10,000 or more capacity) Stadiums must have been able to accommodate a 1,900-square-metre (20,000 sq ft) hospitality village no more than 150 metres (490 ft) from the stadium. (wikipedia.org)
  • The announcement, which raises further doubts over Ukraine's participation in the bid, was made through a statement signed by King Mohammed VI and read at a meeting of the Confederation of African Football. (theafricandream.net)
  • We are humbled by the trust our colleagues in the Fifa family have put in our bid, strengthened by the unity between our three countries and the Concacaf region and excited by the opportunity we have to put football on a new and sustainable path for generations to come. (theshadowleague.com)
  • The latest row saw FIFA turn down a request from Morocco that four countries governed by the US - American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands - be prevented from casting a vote. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Euro 2024 is being hosted alone by Germany, which easily beat Turkey in a vote in September 2018. (orissapost.com)
  • Another inspection of the joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico was not deemed necessary and the United 2026 effort remains the favourite at this stage. (insidethegames.biz)
  • The commitment comes amid pressure on Canada from Germany and the Netherlands to send peacekeepers, with the Canadian helicopters expected to replace a German contingent, CBC News said, citing a senior government official. (africacenter.org)
  • In Group F, Croatia looked every bit like a trophy contender after a 4-1 thrashing of Canada, and has four points, even with surprising Morocco, with both now 1-0-1. (thesportsexaminer.com)
  • Every day, we'll bring you all of scores, news and best writing from around the web from the 2018 World Cup. (bcsoccerweb.com)
  • After an off-season that started with excitement - his national-squad qualified for the World Cup - it's been nothing but bad news since. (bcsoccerweb.com)
  • The Task Force has inspected the two candidacies for the World Cup and has the power to exclude either bid if they do not meet their requirements. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Officials from Morocco 2026 have repeatedly clashed with FIFA in recent months following claims world football's governing body changed the scoring system just 24 hours before the African nation submitted their bid in an attempt to hamper their efforts. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Morocco tried again in 2004, putting in a bid for the 2010 World Cup. (nbcsports.com)
  • This is the first in a series of essays about the 2018 World Cup guest-edited by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro. (nybooks.com)
  • Trump called on African countries to support the joint North American bid and had earlier warned nations not to lobby against United 2026. (insidethegames.biz)
  • Tottenham, Leicester City, Fulham, and Brighton withstood upset bids, while Wolves and Liverpool drew and are headed for a replay, while Leeds will have to re-engage with Cardiff City. (magicnet.net)
  • Primer informe nacional de relevamiento epidemiológico SIP-Gestión: Desarrollo e implementación a escala nacional de un sistema de información en salud de la mujer y perinatal en Argentina. (who.int)
  • President William Ruto, while receiving the bid early this year, said: "The work of prosecuting our joint bid now begins in earnest and Kenya intends to make its full contribution to it. (co.ke)
  • The Minutes of the General Conference will be released at the beginning of 2018. (fai.org)
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 31: Hope Solo attends The Foundation For Sports Integrity (FFSI) inaugural 'Sports, Politics and Integrity Conference' at Four Seasons Hotel on May 31, 2018 in London, England. (wkbw.com)
  • Beginning in 1991, two generations of soccer officials … used their positions of trust within their respective organizations to solicit bribes from sports marketers in exchange for the commercial rights to their soccer tournaments," U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said at a news conference in New York. (byu.edu)
  • The game began in the fashion that most would have anticipated, not helped by the fact Morocco were forced into making a mystery change of goalkeeper moments before kick-off, replacing Yassine Bounou with Munir El Kajoui. (superiorprediction.com)
  • Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Gurib-Fakim submitted her resignation in the "national interest," her lawyer Yousouf Mohamed told reporters Saturday, according to local news reports. (africacenter.org)