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2026 W’CUP: We’re one of the safest countries in the world, Morocco tells FIFA

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2026 W'CUP: We're one of the safest countries in the world, Morocco tells FIFA

Morocco, in a bid to host the 2026 World Cup, have told the football governing body, FIFA, that the nation offers an ideal security environment – one of the reasons it should be chosen to host the tournament.

The 2026 World Cup finals will be the first to feature 48 teams, and Morocco is competing against a joint bid from Canada, Mexico and the United States to host the event.

With Mexico having a murder rate of 21 per 100,000 population in 2017 – the highest figure since modern records began in 1997 and Gun law and policy being one of the key political debates in the USA, Morocco have put down a strong argument.

In its bid book, the North African nation says it is “one of the safest countries in the world” having “exceptionally low murder rates” and “very low gun circulation.”

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An excerpt from the 193-page document reads: “Exceptionally low murder rates (three per 100,000 people), benefitting from very low gun circulation, are reflected in a United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) study ranking Morocco among the best-performing nations in the world – at the same level as both Denmark and Japan.”

However, the joint Canadian, Mexican and American bid, submitted in a 530-page document, says each nation’s federal government will “dedicate all necessary resources” to ensuring a safe and secure World Cup if it is selected as the 2026 host.

It is worthy of note that the Moroccan Football Federation is making a fifth attempt to stage the FIFA World Cup.

But FIFA will make its decision and announce the tournament host in June.

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