FIFA to visit Madrid and Barcelona next week: World Cup final venue at stake

FIFA inspects Madrid and Barcelona next week to assess candidacy for hosting the 2030 World Cup final, with Camp Nou and Santiago Bernabéu competing against Morocco's Hassan II stadium.

FIFA will visit Madrid and Barcelona next week as part of its inspection of venues for the 2030 World Cup. The visits follow earlier inspections of San Sebastián and Bilbao this week.

The delegations will assess both cities' infrastructure, transport, training facilities and stadiums. In Madrid, they will visit the Santiago Bernabéu and Atlético Madrid's Metropolitano stadium. In Barcelona, they will inspect Camp Nou and RCD Espanyol's RCDE Stadium.

Only Camp Nou and Santiago Bernabéu meet FIFA's capacity requirements to host the final. They are competing against Morocco's Hassan II stadium in Casablanca. FIFA will also visit other Spanish cities including Valencia and Vigo, which the Spanish federation is proposing as replacement venues after Málaga and A Coruña withdrew their candidacies.