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Doubts over the Atlas Lions striker’s participation against the Roosters
Ismail Saibari, who recently joined Bayern Munich, continued his absence from Morocco training in preparation for the game against France and did not show up for Wednesday night’s training due to injury.
The Moroccan national team is preparing to face France on Thursday nightWithin the framework of the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Saibari was injured in the last 16 match against Canada and left the field in the 22nd minute in favor of his partner Sufyan Rahimi.
The Atlas Lions qualified for the quarter-finals after a big 3-0 win over World Cup hosts Canada, with Rahimi scoring the third goal.
The network reported.Miss MercatoCited by BeIN Sports, Saibari’s participation against France is in doubt given his absence from the last training session against the Roosters.
He noted that the medical staff of the Moroccan national team is closely monitoring Saibari’s condition and does not want to risk the player.
Morocco coach Mohamed Webb is expected to wait until the final moments before making his final decision on Sibari’s participation, but he is unlikely to feature against France.
Saibari is the top scorer of the 2026 World Cup Morocco team, scoring 3 goals, all in the group stage.
