{
  "id": 20099518,
  "title": "Spain will host 2030 World Cup final, federation president insists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/spain-will-host-2030-world-cup-final-federation-president-insists",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T01:32:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2026/11/15/spain-will-host-2030-world-cup-final-federation-president-insists/243309"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Madrid, November 15 — The president of Spain's football federation, Rafael Louzan, has firmly stated that the 2030 World Cup final will be hosted in Spain, dismissing any notion of withdrawing the bid. Spain, along with Portugal and Morocco, is organizing the upcoming World Cup. The final venue will be decided in 2028, according to Louzan, who spoke at a conference at the RFEF's Ciudad del Futbol near Madrid. The Spanish team prefers the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Real Madrid for the final, while Portugal lacks a suitable stadium and Morocco has proposed the 115,000-capacity Hassan II Stadium being constructed in Benslimane near Casablanca. Louzan emphasized that Spain's hosting of the final is not on the table, stating that the idea of Spain not hosting the final is purely hypothetical. When asked about this by Alberto Nunez Feijoo, the leader of the right-wing People's Party, Louzan dismissed the suggestion, asserting that it simply does not exist. He also noted that the staging of the final aligns with FIFA's tradition of rotating the event across the European continent. A delegation of FIFA technical experts recently visited several Spanish stadiums that are vying for matches during the tournament, as reported by AFP.",
  "summary": "MADRID, Nov 15 — The 2030 World Cup final will be in Spain, Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) head Rafael Louzan...",
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        "outlet": "The Local Spain",
        "title": "Spain will host 2030 World Cup final, federation president insists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/spain-will-host-2030-world-cup-final-federation-president-insists",
        "published": "2026-11-14T17:31:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "2030 World Cup final will be held in Spain – RFEF president insists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/2030-world-cup-final-will-be-held-in-spain-rfef-president-insists",
        "published": "2026-11-14T19:27:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Spain will host 2030 World Cup final, federation president insists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/spain-will-host-2030-world-cup-final-federation-president-insists-20059339",
        "published": "2026-11-14T22:05:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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