Lawmakers from Spain’s ruling coalition have called on the government to abandon plans to co-host the 2030 World Cup with Morocco, the EFE news agency reported.
According to the report, the call stems from the migration crisis in Ceuta. Matches for the tournament are scheduled to take place across six countries: Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco.
The initiative comes from the Sumar parliamentary group, which forms the ruling coalition alongside the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) in the Congress of Deputies. They have urged the government to notify FIFA, the Royal Spanish Football Federation, and the Portuguese government of the need to reconsider the current co-hosting model for the 2030 World Cup.
The lawmakers also requested an assessment of “the impact of events at the Ceuta border on human rights obligations associated with the tournament.”
It is worth recalling that on July 30, thousands of people from Africa managed to reach Ceuta by swimming and by walking around the breakwater. City authorities estimated the number of migrants at approximately 60,000.
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