FIFA will begin inspections of candidate host cities in Spain, Portugal and Morocco ahead of the 2030 World Cup.
According to Reuters, FIFA will send inspection teams in November and December to visit candidate cities and stadiums in the three co-host nations and assess their suitability for World Cup matches.
The inspections will cover 15 cities, including seven in Spain such as Madrid, Barcelona and Seville, six in Morocco including Casablanca and Rabat, and Lisbon and Porto in Portugal.
FIFA said additional visits could be made as the selection process continues.
Spain and Morocco are competing to host the World Cup final, but FIFA has yet to decide on the venue.
The number of matches assigned to each stadium and the tournament schedule will be determined after the final list of host cities is confirmed.
The 2030 tournament will mark the World Cup‘s centenary, with the first three matches to be played in South America. Uruguay, which hosted the inaugural World Cup in 1930, will stage one match, along with Argentina and Paraguay.
The remainder of the tournament will then be played across Spain, Portugal and Morocco, following a multi-country format similar to the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
