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.
A few hours before the match between Morocco and Belgium, the tension is mounting in both camps. For former Belgian player of Moroccan origin Nordin Jbari, there is no reason why the results of the match should not turn in favor of Morocco.
Like Selim Amallah, Bilal El Khannouss and Anass Zaroury, Ilias Chair is one of the dual nationals with Belgian roots in the Moroccan national team. Morocco and Belgium, members of Group F at the World Cup in Qatar, face each other this Sunday.
Morocco’s coach, Walid Regragui, was in the pre-match press conference against Belgium on Saturday. He addressed the main points, his game plan, his ambitions, his shortcomings, etc.
Minutes before the kick-off of the Morocco-Croatia match in Qatar, an agent confused the Amazigh flag of Moroccan supporters and the rainbow LGBT emblem.
For the umpteenth time, West Ham is trying to acquire the services of Moroccan international Youssef En-Nesyri . The latter is participating in the 2022 Qatar World Cup and is trying to take advantage of it to convince several European clubs to sign him in the next winter transfer window.
He will not play after all. Noussair Mazraoui is out for the second group stage match of the World Cup that the Atlas Lions must play against Belgium on Sunday at 2pm.
Morocco cannot afford to make any mistakes on Sunday against Belgium. The players are aware of this and assure that they are actively preparing to allow supporters to celebrate the first victory of the Atlas Lions in Qatar.
Morocco and Belgium already know the refereeing trio that will officiate the match to be held on Sunday, November 27, as part of the second day of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar.
Many have been wondering why Sofyan Amrabat was late in returning for the second half of the match between Morocco and Croatia . After keeping the mystery alive for a few days, the Moroccan player finally spoke up.
The probability that Morocco will reach the round of 16 is very low. This is what a famous statistics agency predicts.
After the very difficult victory over Canada, Belgium is aiming for qualification for the second round of the competition against Morocco. The Red Devils will face the Atlas Lions next Sunday, in a match counting for the second day of the group stage.