Morocco aims to complete its proposed stadium for the 2030 World Cup finals by the end of next year, an official overseeing the project said on Saturday. The 115,000-seat stadium near Casablanca faces stiff competition from venues in co-host Spain. FIFA has yet to decide where the final will be held during the tournament, which will also have Portugal as co-host.
Nine months after construction began, the stadium is about 30% complete and about 40% of the stands have been built, said Yassir Soussi, director of the national body that oversees infrastructure projects. Reuters during a site visit.
“We are working in three shifts 24 hours a day to meet the deadline,” he said.
The stadium, and its associated facilities, intended to become the largest soccer venue in the world, was expected to cost about $1 billion, Soussi said. Authorities plan to connect it to Casablanca and Rabat via new highways and a train station.
The complex is being built by the Moroccan listed companies TGCC and SGTM on a site of 150 hectares, located between agricultural land and forest.
The stadium will be covered by a large tent roof inspired by Moroccan tents and designed to let in natural light, while enclosed botanical gardens would reflect the diversity of Morocco’s natural landscapes, architect Tarek Oualalou said.
“The aim is to de-urbanise the football experience,” he added.
Published on May 23, 2026
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