REAL MADRID'S Santiago Bernabeu and Barcelona's Camp Nou could be snubbed as hosts of the 2030 World Cup final. Spain will be co-hosting the competition along with Portugal and Morocco in about five years. However, Real and Barca's crown jewel could miss out on the final to a very unlikely competitor. That is none other than Morocco's new pride and joy, the Stade Hassan II. The 115,000-capacity ground is projected to be the largest football stadium in the world.
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The stadium has been designed by Populous in collaboration with Paris-based architects Oualalou + Choi. Each end of the stadium will hold 29,500 general admission spectators. Five levels of hospitality along each of the main stands at the side of the pitch will welcome 12,000 VVIP, VIP, Hospitality and Box users, in addition to the Royal box. The ground, which has a provisional budget of 5billion dirhams (£381million), will also serve as the home of Morocco's national football team and two local clubs.
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Construction is expected to be completed in 2028 and the stadium will be built on a surface of 100 hectares in the province of Benslimane, which is some 38km north of Casablanca. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. Design Principal and founding partner at Oualalou + Choi Tarik Oualalou insists the "state-of-the art" stadium "has occupied space and is giving up space around it", unlike other candidates like the Bernabeu, which is located within the city.
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