This hasn’t been confirmed yet, though the official bid evaluation report, external contained 20 stadiums, split between the three co-hosts.
Spain looks set to stage the most matches, having put forward 11 stadiums.
That includes Barcelona’s Nou Camp – the largest football stadium in Europe – as well as Real Madrid’s Bernabeu.
The Nou Camp is under renovation which should take its capacity to 105,000.
Portugal is set to use three stadiums – Estadio Jose Alvalade, Estadio da Luz and Estadio do Dragao – the homes of Sporting CP, Benfica and Porto respectively.
Morocco has put forward six stadiums.
The President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) announced last year that five existing stadiums would be used,, external as well as a new stadium in the city of Casablanca.
This will be the first time World Cup matches are held in North Africa.
The stadiums proposed to host the final are the Bernabeu, Nou Camp and Morocco’s Grand Stade Hassan II, which is being built.
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