A host city of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, co-organised by Morocco, Spain and Portugal, Tangier is accelerating: the Grand Stadium, expanded beyond 75,000 seats to FIFA standards, has reopened, while hotel, urban-transport and public-space programmes scale up.
Beyond the event itself, the lasting effect is structural: global visibility, an upgraded tourism offer and faster infrastructure delivery — including the high-speed rail extension. The Strait of Gibraltar, linking the three host countries, places the region at the symbolic centre of the tournament.
Full picture: the region’s major projects.