Overview
- A sudden mass crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last Thursday and Friday saw tens of thousands move across the border, left scores dead, and left roughly 2,000 people — including many children — still in Ceuta, prompting political uproar.
- Spain’s junior coalition partner Sumar submitted a non‑binding motion asking sports authorities to revisit the three‑way hosting model and to demand an independent, public human‑rights risk study with findings reported to parliament.
- Portugal’s LIVRE party sent letters urging its government and football federation to consider excluding Morocco from the bid and said the current arrangement may not guarantee political cooperation or respect for human rights.
- A British report claimed FIFA president Gianni Infantino offered Morocco the right to stage the 2030 final in return for federation support, a claim FIFA called incorrect and misleading and which Spain’s sports minister said FIFA has denied.
- Governments and federations plan coordination and further talks rather than immediate changes to hosting rights because infrastructure, guarantees and legal steps make late removals difficult, with a key coordination meeting scheduled for September.