"Some of the voters who were supporting Morocco went to South Africa and we don't know why," said Driss Benhima, president of the Moroccan bid. "There was pressure placed on the African vote by Brazil to choose South Africa and that is not really fair.
"But we hope now that the World Cup will come to Africa and that we will play a role in that victory."
Morocco was the first casualty in the voting held at FIFA's Zurich headquarters, collecting just three of a possible 24 votes in the FIFA executive.
Germany went on to win the vote ? narrowly beating hot favourites South Africa.
Within moments of the announcement the Moroccan booth was deserted, with boxes of promotional material, T-shirts, hats and notebooks left for anyone interested in souvenirs from the country's failed bid.
It was a crushing disappointment for the Moroccans, who were making their third attempt to secure soccer's showcase event after losing by one vote to the United States to stage the 1994 finals and losing out again in 1998 to France.
Until Brazil withdrew from the bidding, Moroccan had been widely seen as a possible compromise candidate allowing FIFA to bring the World Cup to Africa while the same time offering something to Arabic and European backers.
Reuters
