Morocco is likely to host FIFA’s Club World Cup in 2013 and ’14 after Iran and two other countries withdrew bids.
FIFA says that only Morocco met Saturday’s deadline to bid after Iran, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates previously entered the contest.
FIFA will confirm the decision in December.
Morocco lost four previous bids to host the World Cup, including the 2010 competition that was awarded to South Africa.
Africa has never staged the Club World Cup, which was first held in Brazil in 2000.
Japan has hosted the event four times, from 2005 to 2008, and will host it again in December and next year. The UAE hosted it twice in Abu Dhabi.
The knockout competition includes the champion club of each of FIFA’s six continental confederations, plus the host nation’s champion.
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