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Deschamps is fixed in France… while Regraghi left and Wehbe came in to take charge of Morocco
The Moroccan team is preparing for a tough match against France in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup today, Thursday evening, at the Boston Stadium in the United States of America.
This matchup will be repeated in the second consecutive World Cup, as the two teams have met before, but in the semi-finals, and France won (2-0).
The Moroccan team dreams of qualifying for the semi-finals of the World Cup for the second time in a row.After achieving a historic feat in the 2022 edition as the first Arab and African team to reach this stage.
In light of the absence of Morocco striker Ismail Saibari due to injury, Lions coach Mohamed Wehbi is widely expected to turn to introducing Sofia Rahimi as spearhead from the start.
According to many press reports, Morocco will start against France with the following line-up: Yassin Bounou, Ashraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Shadi Riad, Nasir Mazraoui, Ayoub Bouadi, Nael El Aynaoui, Ezzedine Ounahi, Ibrahim Diaz, Bilal El Khanous, Sofian Rahimi.
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Looking at this line-up and comparing it to the Lions line-up against France in the Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final, you will find that there are only 4 players who have been locked in their places since the last World Cup.
This quartet is Yassin Bunu, Ashraf Hakim, Nasir Mazraoui and Ezeedin Ounahi.
At that time, the Moroccan team, led by coach Walid Regraghi, included other names such as Romain Saiss, Javad Yamik, Achraf Dari, Hakim Ziyech, Noureddine Amrabat, Sofiane Boufal and Youssef En-Nessiri.
France, on the other hand, go into today’s clash under the same technical leadership in Roosters coach Didier Deschamps, but there are many differences in the squad compared to Qatar’s World Cup squad.
The France squad started to face Morocco at the 2022 World Cup: Lloris, Kounde, Vara, Konate, Theo Hernandez, Chouamine, Fofana, Griezmann, Dembele, Mbappe and Giroud.
Only 3 members of the 2022 squad are likely to be present for today’s match – Kounde, Dembele and Mbappe.
As for the rest of the squad for today’s match, apart from this trio, it is expected to include Mainya, Saliba, Upamekano, Digne, Rabiot, Kone, Barcola and Olis.
