Morocco is bidding to host the 2026 FIFA world cup. It is competing with the Canada-Mexico-United States 2026 FIFA world cup bid for hosting rights.

Moroccan officials are meeting ANFA officials today at ANFA complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur.

The purpose of visit is to lobby ANFA to vote for them.

The 2026 bid is Morocco's fifth bid to host the FIFA World Cup after unsuccessful attempts in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010 lost out to the United States, France, Germany and South Africa.

If successful, it will be the second African country, after the 2010 tournament in South Africa, as well as the second Arab and Muslim country after the 2022 tournament in Qatar, also the first time in North Africa.