In summer 2030, the FIFA World Cup’s centenary edition comes to Morocco — co-hosted with Spain and Portugal, with celebratory opening matches planned in South America to honour the 1930 original. It is the biggest event the kingdom has ever prepared for, and the preparations are already reshaping the country travellers visit today.
What’s planned (as announced so far)
Morocco’s expected host cities span the country — Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Agadir, Fes and Tangier — anchored by a vast new stadium project near Casablanca designed to be among the world’s largest. High-speed rail extensions, airport expansions and hotel pipelines are moving on the same clock. Details evolve: FIFA’s official channels carry the confirmations as they land.
Why this matters before 2030
Two honest observations from inside the industry. First: the infrastructure arrives early — travellers in 2026–2029 ride the upgrades without the crowds. Second: 2030 demand will be historic — if the tournament is your plan, the smart move is knowing the country before you chase match tickets, so the football week slots into cities you already love.
The practical counsel
Ticketing and hospitality will run exclusively through FIFA when the time comes — treat any early “guaranteed package” with suspicion. For the trip around the football, that is our craft: the host cities, the country between them (from €1500/person), and private logistics that survive event-week traffic.
Coming to Morocco for the event? Tell us your dates on WhatsApp and we build the rest privately around your programme — guided city days, day trips, desert nights and transfers, never in a group. The mechanics are in our booking FAQ, and the full calendar lives on our Events in Morocco page.
Houda Marzouki — Houda writes travel tips with a focus on the trips that need extra planning: travelling with children, solo travel, accessibility, Ramadan timing, packing for four climates in one week. Her method is checklists first, reassurance second — most worries about Morocco dissolve when someone simply explains how things work here.
