The FIFA task force team evaluating the two bids for hosting the FIFA 2026 World Cup arrived Monday in Morocco.
The first business agenda saw the the task force conduct a plenary session with the Morocco bid committee in Marrakech in which the inspections visit programme was discussed,the bid team gave their vision for the 2026 World Cup and they also spoke about the venues and the city pans.
The FIFA Task force has lined up visits to four Moroccan cities namely Marrakech,Agadir,Tangier and Casablanca.The task force finished day one with a visit to the Grand Stade de Marrakech one of Morocco’s elite host venues that will serve as training ground for the World elite.The team will also visit the fun fest sites,together with other venues related to the 2026 World Cup.
The task force will use a point-scoring system to evaluate the two candidates and a bid which does not meet a minimum score on a number of different points will be disqualified before the final vote in Russia.
According to FIFA, the main objective of the trips, which will comprise visits to specific locations as well as working meetings with the bid committees, will be to clarify certain technical aspects contained in the respective bid books.
The visits are part and parcel of the overall assessment process implemented by the controversial 2026 Bid Evaluation Task Force.
The cities to be visited have been chosen after consultation with the respective bid committees. The main objective of the trips, which will comprise visits to specific locations as well as working meetings with the bid committees, will be to clarify certain technical aspects contained in the respective bid books. The visits to the member associations represent only one part of the overall assessment process implemented by the 2026 Bid Evaluation Task Force
The FIFA Task Force comprises:
- Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee, Tomaž Vesel
- Chairman of the Governance Committee, Mukul Mudgal
- Member of the Organising Committee for Competitions, Ilcho Gjorgjioski
- FIFA Deputy Secretary General (Administration), Marco Villiger
- FIFA Deputy Secretary General (Football), Zvonimir Boban
Venues to be visited by the Task force in Morocco:
Marrakech: 16/17 April 2018
Agadir: 17/18 April 2018
Tangier: 18/19 April 2018
Casablanca: 19 April 2018
