The 2026 event will the first with an expanded 48-team field, and the first where the 211 FIFA member associations will have one vote each - excluding the four bidding members - to select the World Cup hosts instead of only the FIFA executive voting.

Morocco will need to win 104 votes when the decision is made one day before the start of the World Cup in Russia. Considering CAF will have 53 votes and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which is also expected to support Morocco's bid, has 47 members, Morocco can have nearly half of all available votes between them.

Other French-speaking countries and regions, like France and Belgium, and some Mediterranean nations, have also claimed that they will stand behind their African neighbor. "We are confident," El Amrani said. "We are here to win."

"It is the fifth time for us to bid to host the World Cup and we are so ready because we are so passionate about the game. We are so passionate about working with the people of the whole world. We are convinced about the power of football to transform people's lives."

The 2026 World Cup will give the Chinese national team a realistic chance to qualify for the first time since 2002 and El Amrani says Morocco will welcome China and Chinese fans with open arms.

"I wish the national team qualifies for the World Cup in 2026. But even if they don't qualify, we also invite them to visit beautiful Morocco, just like more and more Moroccans are going to China to discover your big country. We are always ready to welcome them with open arms with or without the World Cup," El Amrani said.

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