Anger over Morocco’s suspected role in the surge of 72,000 migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta has brought the Spanish far-left and far-right together in opposing Rabat’s bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal.
Though ideologically opposed, the far-left Sumar party and far-right Vox are both officially calling for a major revision to hosting plans for the global sporting event.
Morocco cannot be allowed to “obtain the prestige, economic benefits, and international legitimacy of hosting a World Cup” while doubts remain about Rabat’s role in last week’s crisis, argued Sumar — which is part of Prime Minister Pedro Sa´nchez’s coalition government — in a proposal submitted to the Spanish parliament on Wednesday.