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According to a post on social media by renowned football journalist Ben Jacobs, FIFA has issued a statement denying that Gianni Infantino ever promised to award the 2030 World Cup final to Morocco. FIFA stated in its announcement: "The claim that the FIFA president made any commitment to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup final is false and misleading."

According to a post on social media by renowned football journalist Ben Jacobs, FIFA has issued a statement denying that Gianni Infantino ever promised to award the 2030 World Cup final to Morocco.

In a statement, FIFA said: "The claim that the FIFA president made any commitment to hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup final is false and misleading. FIFA will make a decision in due course."

However, multiple sources from the Royal Football Federation of Morocco confirmed to talkSPORT that they had held talks with Gianni Infantino about Casablanca hosting the World Cup final.

Spain hopes to host the final. The Portuguese Football Federation declined to comment when asked.

Reporter: FIFA denies promising Morocco to host the 2030 World Cup final.

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