Morocco hopes its fifth time lucky in bid to host World Cup
Updated On: 01 April, 2018 06:45 PM IST | Casablanca | IANS
Football is a vital part of Moroccans' life and culture, with the streets of Marrakesh and Casablanca filled with people wearing team jerseys and ads encouraging would-be travellers to head to this summer's World Cup in Russia


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Despite four previous failed attempts, Morocco is once again seeking to host a FIFA World Cup and hopes it will finally be given the chance to do so in 2026. "Soccer is in our DNA," the chief executive of the Morocco 2026 bid committee Hicham el-Amrani, said in a presentation in Marrakesh, just weeks before the FIFA Congress will decide on June 13 in Moscow whether to select either of the bidders as the host, reports Efe.
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