Morocco competes with the joint bid of the United States, Mexico and Canada for the right to host the World Cup in 2026.

North Americans rely on existing infrastructure, including stadiums for American football, which are already hosting large-scale matches.

But the application of Morocco risks becoming the first, rejected even before the day (June 13) of voting, according to ESPN.

Representatives of Morocco reported that the country will need $ 3 billion to build nine stadiums and reconstruct five more. This is only part of the 12.6 billion public investment that will also be required to improve hospitals in 20 cities and improve transport infrastructure.

Another $ 3.

2 billion of private investment will be needed to build hotels with a total capacity of about 30,000 rooms.

The North American bid includes 23 cities, of which 17 are USA. It is assumed that in the US will play 60 matches, including - everything from the quarterfinals.

However, there are also problems with this application: last week three cities refused to participate because of the burdensome financial requirements of FIFA. For example, Vancouver did not want to go on tax breaks and implement agreements on the norms of Swiss law.