“The New Great Hassan II Stadium is conceived for the 2030 World Cup Final”

The Director of Design and Basic Architect of the New Great Hassan II Stadium, Tarik OualauEph Monday said this installation was “referred to and conceived” to hold a 2030 World Cup Final to fix Morocco with Spain and Portugal.

“Morocco’s proposal is to make the world’s largest stadium for the World Cup’s grand finale in Morocco. So it’s not only that -calibration, but designed for it, it’s thought,” Oualalou said.

Bernabéu and Camp Nou, the other candidates

Last December, FIFA endorsed the Santiago Bernabéu Stadiums in Madrid, Camp Nou in Barcelona and the Great Hassan II Stadium in Casablanca, which is currently being built, as possible candidates to host the 2030 World Cup Final.

Oualalou explained that Moroccan’s new stadium, which will have a capacity of 115,000 seats And that will be built in a place of 100 hectares in the mansuria area, in BenSliman, about 38 kilometers from Casablanca, “conquered a space and yields a space around it”, contrary to other candidates such as Bernabéu , which is in the city, which means for the difficulties of the Moroccan architect when repairing the final of a World Cup.

Also, Oualau – defined as a Madrid player – pointed out that the new Moroccan infrastructure is “of the last generation”, considering the FIFA rules, the experiences taken from previous editions and offered of technical equipment for players, the public and the media “because it has never existed before.”

The architect directs the Oulalarara + Choi (O + C) team that, at the Consortium with the British Populous firm, won the design of the great Casablanca stadium.

The stadium It has a temporary budget of 5,000 million dirhas (459 million euro), According to the architectural contest specifications published last October for Sonarges and Anep, Moroccan public companies focused on investing in sports and public equipment.