2022 World Cup in Qatar

Articles

• Morocco Coach Walid Regragui’s Father Shares Pride in Son’s World Cup Success
  1 December 2022, by Ginette

  Morocco’s breakthrough in Qatar is bringing joy to Moroccan supporters, but also to the close relatives of the Moroccan delegation. This is the case of the father of the national team coach, proud of the work accomplished by his son since his appointment at the head of the national team.
  In an interview with the Al Omk website, Mohamed Regragui is not surprised by his son’s journey. He confides that he has not missed a single moment of the latter’s career and is happy with everything he (…)

• Morocco’s World Cup Squad Includes 18-Year-Old Prodigy Bilal El Khannouss
  11 November 2022, by Armel

  Walid Regragui unveiled, on Thursday, his list of 26 players called up to represent Morocco. We note the presence of all the big names of the national team but also a surprise guest on the plane to Qatar in the person of Bilal El Khannouss, a Moroccan prodigy playing at KRC Genk in Belgium.
  At only 18 years old, the player will experience the biggest competition of his young career. Bilal El Khannouss had chosen to play for Morocco rather than the Red Devils, in whose lower categories he (…)

• World Cup Shocker: Spain-Morocco Penalty Shootout Draws Record 12.6 Million Viewers
  2 January 2023, by Prince

  The fateful moment of the penalty shootout between Spain and Morocco in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar broke the audience record in Spain. In total, 12.6 million people were glued to their screens on the evening of December 6 when Spain lost to Morocco.
  This end of the match between Spain and Morocco was widely followed in Spain, by nearly 13 million viewers of La Una. According to the monthly TV audience report by Barlovento Comunicación, December 2022 recorded the lowest (…)

• Morocco’s Regragui Sets Sights on 2024 AFCON Victory After World Cup Success
  22 March 2023, by Prince

  After achieving a historic performance with the Atlas Lions who reached the semi-finals at the World Cup in Qatar, the Moroccan national team coach, Walid Regragui, is now focused on the next 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. A competition he is determined to win.
  Walid Regragui’s next goal with the Moroccan national team is to reach at least the semi-finals at the next 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, and at best, to win the cup. To achieve this goal, the coach (…)

• Morocco Stuns Belgium 2-0, Casting Doubt on ’Golden Generation’ at World Cup
  27 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  Morocco defeated Belgium (2-0) this Sunday, November 27, 2022 and is thus getting closer to the round of 16 of the World Cup. A victory hailed by Belgian internet users who have also been very critical of the Red Devils.
  "Congratulations to the Moroccans and shame on these pseudo-players who are taking the plane back to Belgium directly!" writes a Belgian internet user. Another internet user is very acerbic towards the Red Devils: "This so-called golden generation did not end today. It (…)

• Toulouse FC Backs Zakaria Aboukhlal Amid Accusations from Arabic Media Outlet
  26 December 2022, by Ginette

  After the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and the National Press Council, it is now the turn of Toulouse Football Club (TFC) to lend its support to the Moroccan international Zakaria Aboukhlal, against whom the Arabic-language media Achkayen has made serious accusations.
  "Toulouse Football Club condemns the accusations made by a website against our player Zakaria Aboukhlal and joins the Moroccan Football Federation in assuring our full support and confidence in our player," (…)

• Morocco’s Bilal El Khannous Faces Belgium in World Cup Clash of Loyalties
  27 November 2022, by Prince

  Born in Belgium on May 10, 2004, Bilal El Khannous (Genk) has chosen to play for his country of origin, Morocco, and is participating in his first World Cup in Qatar with the Atlas Lions. This Sunday, he will face the Devils of Belgium, his country of adoption, as part of the second round of the competition.
  After playing only two matches with the Belgian U18s, under the direction of Thierry Siquet, Bilal El Khannous decided to wear the Moroccan national colors. "Indeed, I had him (…)

• World Cup: Morocco’s Belgian-Born Stars Set to Face Birth Country in Crucial Match
  27 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  The Atlas Lions will face the Red Devils this Sunday, November 27, 2022 for their second match of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Among them are binational players born in Belgium who are ready to challenge their country of birth.
  The time when Belgium snatches Moroccan-born players from Morocco is over! There are four of them joining the Atlas Lions. They are Selim Amallah, 26, Bilal El Khannouss, 18, Anass Zaroury, 19 and Ilias Chair, 25, all born in Belgium. These four young players have (…)

• Morocco’s King to Honor World Cup Team and Players’ Mothers in Royal Ceremony
  19 December 2022, by Ginette

  Expected this Monday at 4 pm, the Moroccan delegation that participated in the World Cup in Qatar will not return until Tuesday, just in time to participate in the ceremony that will be presided over by King Mohammed VI, and to which the mothers of the players are invited.
  In addition to the players, the staff and the technical managers, the king insisted that the mothers of the players be present at this ceremony which will take place in Rabat on Tuesday, December 20. "It’s a very nice (…)

• Rising Star Bilal El Khannouss Attracts European Club Interest After World Cup Debut
  11 January 2023, by Ginette

  Moroccan international Bilal El Khannouss seems to have benefited from his participation in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Player of Racing Genk, his performances after returning from Qatar have not escaped some major European clubs, who are closely following him.
  Even though Bilal El Khannouss was only lined up for the third-place match, in the match that pitted Morocco against Croatia, he managed to attract attention. And even more interestingly, he learned by watching his teammates play. (…)