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08 November 2025On the watch16:55
Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), expressed his happiness at being in Morocco, praising the Kingdom’s recent football achievements and its ability to organize international sporting events.
Infantino said in a statement to the official website of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation: “I congratulate Morocco for winning the wonderful U-20 World Cup title. In fact, it is a well-deserved title after a beautiful final against Argentina, and it is evidence of the passion and progress achieved by this beautiful country Morocco.”
He added: “It is a great pleasure to be back here in Rabat, in Morocco, where we feel at home. We breathe football and live it every day. The success achieved by the Moroccan national team in the last World Cup, by qualifying for the semi-finals, is not a coincidence, but rather the result of exceptional work on both the men’s and women’s levels.”
The FIFA president continued:Morocco is organizing these days the U-17 Women’s World Cup, which once again reflects its competence as a high-level organizing country. 24 teams from all over the world are participating in this tournament, and four teams have qualified for the semi-finals from four different continents. “This is the first edition of the Women’s World Cup to be organized in Africa, and it is the first of five successive editions that will be held in the Kingdom.”
Infantino concluded his statement by saying:I would like to thank President Faouzi Lekkaa, and of course King Mohammed VI, for the continuous motivation and support for football in Morocco, which contributed to achieving these achievements and organizing wonderful international football events.”
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