It was to be a repeat of the 2022 World Cup semi-final in more ways than one as France met with Morocco in Boston for 2026’s opening quarter-final. Four years ago, France would eliminate the tournament’s dark horses 2-0. This time around, Morocco had shed the element of surprise surrounding their team’s success, but they […]
Wide traps and a compact medium block from Canada restricted the Morocco national team and made Mohamed Ouahbi’s side look short of solutions. Setpieces proved once again effective in unlocking games, as Ounahi’s low strike changed the course of the story. After that event, Morocco resorted to transitions, exposing Canada’s subpar rest defense in counterattacks. […]
The shoe was on the other foot during the Netherlands-Morocco match. The Moroccans played a Dutch game, whereas the Netherlands adopted Morocco’s playing style from the 2022 World Cup. Verbruggen’s brilliance, Cody Gakpo’s finishing, and Issa Diop’s late header sent the game to one of the craziest shootouts in this World Cup’s long history. Tactical analysis and […]
Scotland hadn’t experienced a happy ending against Morocco in the 1998 World Cup. This time was no different. A run behind the backline from Saibari to collect Diaz’s clipped pass and power it home gave Mohamed Ouahbi’s team an early lead. Transitions were another tool for the Moroccans to create chances, but the finish was […]
The World Cup got underway for Group C, and anyone who follows international football knew that Brazil and Morocco would be a balanced matchup, pitting a cohesive, consistent and renewed football project against a traditional side whose World Cup qualifying cycle was turbulent until the arrival of Ancelotti and which still needs to find its […]
Croatia achieved a memorable victory over Morocco and secured the bronze medal in the process. The repeat of the goalless Group F draw was a tense affair, with both teams having their moments, but Croatia once again held their nerves courtesy of some stringent defending in the second half. Tactical analysis and match report by […]
Morocco have not shied away from any challenge and did not shrink in this fixture either. The setback of an early deficit did not dissuade them from showing other weapons in their armory, but the sharpness of the French tools was enough to blunt their resistance and end the dream. Tactical analysis and match report […]
Though Portugal were the heavy favorites coming into the game, they were no match for the Moroccans’ perfect defensive setup. They completely restricted Portugal’s final third play and even nicked an early goal on the counterattack, which gave them the freedom to sit in and place all of their focus on defending their lead. Tactical […]
Luis Enrique proudly paraded his tournament record in the prelude to the World Cup. He might want to think twice about such action now, tripping at the same hurdle as Spain did in 2018. In a contest where one outfit was willing and able to suffer in a low block, and the other was neither […]
Morocco marked a memorable day in their history as they overcame Belgium against the odds. The 2022 World Cup witnessed another upset, and this time Roberto Martínez’s world number two side struggled to create chances against a well-marshaled Moroccan outfit. In the end, goals from Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal piled on Belgium’s misery. Tactical […]