LAHORE: Morocco’s football authority has asked the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to support its bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2026.
A high-level Moroccan delegation visited the PFF’s headquarters in Lahore on Saturday to make a formal request.
FIFA member associations will vote on June 13, a day before the opening game of this year’s tournament, to decide the host of the World Cup 2026.
“Morocco is our brotherly country and we welcome its delegation,” PFF President Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat told a joint news conference.
“Pakistan is grateful to our guests, and the PFF is ready to play a positive role in the world football community.”
Mohamed Karmoune, Moroccan ambassador to Pakistan, said: “We are thankful for the warm welcome by the PFF.”
He added: “Pakistan is a respected member of FIFA, and it is important for us to enlist the support of all brotherly countries. We are hopeful to win the bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.”
The ambassador of Morocco’s 2026 bid, Hicham El-Guerouj, said his country hosting the tournament “will be a wonderful experience for the rest of the world.”
Morocco seeks Pakistan’s support to host FIFA World Cup 2026
Morocco seeks Pakistan’s support to host FIFA World Cup 2026
- FIFA member associations will vote on June 13 to decide the host of the World Cup 2026, and Morocco is one of the candidates
- “The PFF is ready to play a positive role in the world football community,” PFF President Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat told a joint news conference
Pakistan finance chief calls for stronger emerging market voice during Saudi conference
- Aurangzeb tells Saudi state media developing economies must assume larger global role
- Minister says AlUla conference can strengthen coordination among emerging economies
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday called for developing economies to play a greater role in shaping global economic governance in an interview on the sidelines of the AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies in Saudi Arabia.
The conference, hosted by the Kingdom’s Finance Ministry, brings together top government functionaries, central bank governors and policymakers from emerging markets to discuss debt sustainability, macroeconomic coordination and structural reforms amid global economic uncertainty.
In a conversation with the Saudi Press Agency, Aurangzeb described the conference as a timely platform for dialogue at a moment of heightened geopolitical tensions, trade fragmentation and rapid technological change, including advances in artificial intelligence.
“It is not merely about discussions but about translating deliberations into concrete policy actions and execution over the course of the year,” he said, according to a statement circulated by the Finance Division in Islamabad.
The minister said emerging markets’ growing share of global output and growth should be matched by greater influence in international decision-making.
He noted these economies must strengthen collective dialogue and coordinated policy responses to address shared challenges, adding that the global landscape had evolved significantly since the inaugural edition of the conference.
Aurangzeb expressed confidence that the outcomes of the AlUla Conference would contribute to strengthening coordination among emerging economies and reinforcing their collective voice in shaping a more inclusive and resilient global economic order, the statement added.
