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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...

Morocco FA mobilise 13,000 free tickets for World Cup semi-final

Morocco FA mobilise 13,000 free tickets for World Cup semi-final

In an effort to garner as much support as possible for their historic World Cup semi-final match against France, the Moroccan Football Federation FRMF has decided to provide 13,000 free tickets to supporters ready to cheer the Atlas Lions. Following suit, the country's national airline, Royal Air Maroc, has decided to allow 30 flights to Qatar at reduced rates as a means of showing support for...

Morocco’s Regragui confident of victory against France

Morocco’s Regragui confident of victory against France

Morocco head coachWalid Regragui is confident about his team's chances of making it to the 2022 FIFA World Cup final as they prepare to take on defending champions France in the semi-final on Wednesday. The Atlas Lions broke Africa's quarter-final jinx by beating Portugal last Saturday and having gotten results against the likes of Croatia, Belgium and Spain, there is strong belief Africa could have a...

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

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

Morocco went to the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the second-ranked team in Africa behind reigning African champions Senegal. Although many Africans tipped the Teranga Lions to lead the African contingents in Qatar, it is Walid Regragui's team that has rekindled the continent's hopes for glory in the quadrennial tournament. Having scored five goals and conceded just one, Morocco became the first African nation to progress...

Morocco coach Regragui dismisses ‘sub-par’ tag on African countries

‘Africa is back on football map’ – Regragui revels in Morocco’s historic feat

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui said Africa is back on the football map following the Atlas Lions' history-making 1-0 victory over Portugal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. Youssef En-Nesyri’s powerful header towards the end of the first half at Al Thumama Stadium was enough to give the Moroccans the win that made them become the first African team to make it to semi-finals of...