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World Cup: Picking Morocco’s top five performers in Qatar

Regragui applauds Morocco’s World Cup achievement

Morocco manager Walid Regragui has described his team's performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup as "fantastic" after they lost 2-1 to Croatia in the third-place playoff on Saturday. The result at the Khalifa International Stadium was a new high for the African continent, who before now did not make it past the quarter-finals. For the Arab world that Morocco also represents, the Round of 16...

Morocco captain Saiss ruled out of Croatia clash

Morocco captain Saiss ruled out of Croatia clash

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has confirmed captain Romain Saiss will not be available for their 2022 FIFA World Cup third-place match against Croatia on Saturday. The 32-year-old spent only 21 minutes on the pitch in the Atlas Lions' 2-0 semi-final loss to France. Saiss was taken off in Morocco's historic quarter-final victory over Portugal after 57 minutes and he was risked for the semi-final with...

Morocco’s Regragui confident of victory against France

Regragui: Morocco excited with World Cup third-place game

Morocco coach Walid Regragui said he is excited to face Croatia in the third-place playoff match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Saturday. Goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani on Wednesday condemned the Atlas Lions to a 2-0 defeat against France in a semi-final fixture. The 1976 Africa Cup of Nations winners must now settle for the bronze medal match against Croatia which...

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Teenager killed in Montpellier after France vs Morocco game

A 14-year-old has been announced dead following the France and Morocco semifinal match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The boy was reportedly run over by an erratic driver in the French city of Montpellier late Wednesday amid violent clashes between supporters of the two teams. The driver was deemed to have panicked after his car was surrounded by rioting fans; he accelerated into...

World Cup: Picking Morocco’s top five performers in Qatar

Can Morocco make Africa’s World Cup dream linger?

The Morocco national team made global headlines when they defeated Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, breaking the jinx of an African nation never going past that round after Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana previously failed to do so. It was not only a huge feat for Africa but it was also huge for the Arab world with fans from multiple Arab...