体坛英语资讯：Former FIFA president backs Moroccos bid to host 2026 World Cup
<p><span word="RABAT">RABAT</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 22-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Sepp">Sepp</span> <span word="Blatter">Blatter</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2026 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="twitter">twitter</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="Blatter">Blatter</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="host">host</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="again">again</span>!"</p><p><span word="Referencing">Referencing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="Co">Co</span>-<span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2002 (<span word="also">also</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="and">and</span> 2018)."</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2026 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>, <span word="positioning">positioning</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="challengers">challengers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="unsuccessful">unsuccessful</span> <span word="bids">bids</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1994, 1998, 2006 <span word="and">and</span> 2010 <span word="editions">editions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 13 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p>
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