Duncan Mackay Saturday March 20, 2004 The Guardian
Government officials in Morocco are hoping the alleged involvement of some of its citizens in the Madrid massacre will not affect its chances of becoming the first African country to stage the World Cup in 2010. Spain, along with France, has been the biggest supporter of Morocco's challenge to South Africa's bid, but it may not feel so inclined to continue its high-level backing if Moroccans are found to have been behind the death of more than 200 Spaniards last week. Egypt, Libya and Tunisia are also in the race for the 2010 showcase, whose winner will be decided by the Fifa executive committee on May 15.
"It is not looking so good for Morocco because the Spanish were really enthusiastic about their bid and were using diplomatic channels to help them promote it," said one Fifa source. "But it might be difficult to justify to the Spanish public taking this event to a country which has been involved - however, unwittingly - in such an atrocity."
The Moroccans were so confident of being picked ahead of South Africa, who controversially lost out to Germany for the 2006 World Cup, that £100m has already been deposited in a Swiss bank account for organisational costs, and venue construction has begun.
The Moroccans have signed up a top team of consultants led by Alan Rothenberg, who organised the 1994 World Cup in the United States. Three stadiums are in place - in Fes, Rabat and Casablanca - and three are under construction in Marrakech, Tangiers and Agadir. Another three - El Jadida, Meknes and Casablanca Grand'Stade, which would host the final - depend on the outcome of the vote.
c vrai que les attentats du 11 mars ¨¤ Madrid vont certainement influencer la candidature du maroc mais j trouve que la visite du pr¨¦sident de la F¨¦d¨¦ration internationale de football (FIFA) et celui de l¡¯Union asiatique de football au Maroc pour d¨¦but avril est aussi d¨¦cisive
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je vous transmis mes salutations et mes encouragements et mon soutien pour votre travail de promotion maroc 2010!! je pense que le maroc doit gérer l'impact negatif de l'attentat Madrid et de casablanca il faut donner des signes forts au monde entier !!! voila quelques pistes - donner un nom espagnol à un de nos futurs stades en construction pour rendre hommage aux victimes marocaines et espagnoles dans les deux attentats en lançant un concours national auprés des jeunes pour choisir un nom à l'un des stades !! voila quelques noms qui me passent par la tete
stade de "la casa del espagna" à Tanger le stade des madrilenes ou de Madrid à Tanger Le stade des oliviers ( une plante commune entre le maroc et l'espagne) Et une plante symbole de la paix !! à Tanger
j'ai confiance aux jeunes marocains pour trouver des noms plus intéressants. sincerement
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