Moroccan Nasser Larguet , former technical director (DTN) of Morocco, and holding the same position in Saudi Arabia since May 2022 after his departure from Olympique de Marseille (OM), looks back on his experience in Morocco with the creation of the Mohammed VI academy, the epic of the Atlas Lions at the World Cup in Qatar, the 2024 CAN, etc.
Morocco owes much of its historic World Cup run in Qatar to its dual national players such as Achraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech, Sofyan Amrabat, Noussair Mazraoui, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Bilal El Khannouss, Sofiane Boufal, etc., who proudly and honorably defended the colors of the kingdom until reaching the semifinals of the competition.
FIFA has highlighted the historic journey of the Atlas Lions at the World Cup in Qatar in an audiovisual production it has made on the tournament.
Former TV presenter and sports analyst Laker Berich of Algeria believes the Algerian national football team would have had a better run than the Atlas Lions if it had managed to qualify for the final phase of the World Cup in Qatar.
Appointed head of the Moroccan team in August 2022, three months before the World Cup in Qatar, Walid Regragui managed the feat of leading the Atlas Lions to the semi-finals. A first for an African team. After this epic, the Moroccan coach is already aiming for the African trophy, the 2024 CAN in Ivory Coast.
The Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simón reacted this Saturday to the recent revelations of his Moroccan counterpart Yassine Bounou about their exchanges before the penalty shootout in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.
Moroccan goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou , revealed in a recent statement how he "took advantage" of the naivety of the Spanish goalkeeper, Unai Simon, before the penalty shootout in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The World Cup run of the Moroccan football team is inspiring. This is the case for the captain of the Indian team who wants to take the Atlas Lions as an example for the next international matches of his team.
Walid Cheddira , one of the revelations of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, is having an incredible season with already 22 goals for SSC Bari in the Italian Serie B. The Moroccan striker is preparing for the Play Off to move up to Serie A, which starts on May 29.
Courted by several clubs, and announced on the way out, Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou , one of the architects of the exceptional and historic journey of the Lions of the Atlas at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, remains loyal to his club, Sevilla FC.
Morocco is preparing to participate for the first time in the Women’s World Cup, which will take place from July 20 to August 20, 2023 in 10 stadiums in Australia and New Zealand. After the exceptional run of the Atlas Lions at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the women’s team will carry the hopes of all Arab nations.
The destination of Marrakech is full of bookings. This success would be due to the historic and exceptional run of the Atlas Lions at the World Cup in Qatar.