Morocco 2026 World Cup bid chief: No need for security fears | MUK Sports

The FC panel answer your tweets on why Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't have the same pressure to win the World Cup as Lionel Messi, the 'Bayern problem' in the Bundesliga and more. After Jorge Sampaoli likened the World Cup to a revolver to Lionel Messi's head, the FC crew discuss the pressure on Messi to carry Argentina in Russia. ESPN FC's Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson go head to head to predict the outcomes of Germany-Brazil, Spain-Argentina, Russia-France and more. With 100 days to go until the FIFA World Cup, Ian Darke joins a group of ESPN writers and experts for a roundtable discussion about what to expect in Russia this summer. MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Morocco has said it will stage a safe 2026 World Cup, without "people standing with machine guns," if it beats the joint United States-Mexico-Canada bid to host the tournament. FIFA is due to announce the 2026 host following a vote in Moscow on June 13, with Morocco bidding to take the World Cup back to Africa for the first time since South Africa 2010. With the North African region troubled by political instability and terror attacks in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in recent years,...
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