The Moroccan Futsal team was eliminated on Sunday from the World Cup after its defeat against Brazil 1-0. An honorable defeat according to coach Hicham Dguig who said that the Moroccan team left the World Cup "with its head held high".
By allowing Morocco to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Futsal World Cup currently being played in Lithuania, Soufiane El Mesrar knows that the task will not be easy at this level of the competition. He indicated in an interview with the official FIFA website that facing Brazil, 2nd in the world ranking, will not be an easy task.
The Moroccan striker of Sevilla FC, Youssef En-Nesyri , felt pain in his thigh and asked for a substitution after only half an hour of play in the match played on Saturday against Espanyol. His coach fears the worst, even if medical examinations are still needed.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has promised a nice bonus to the Atlas Lions if they manage to secure their ticket to the semi-finals of the World Cup being held in Lithuania. In the quarter-finals , the national team will face their Brazilian counterpart tomorrow, Sunday, September 26.
Mehdi Amri, a young Brussels native of Moroccan origin and a virtuoso of the round ball, has opened a freestyle school in the municipality of Laeken to teach children the Pannahouse "small bridge".
The Atlas Lions participating in the Futsal World Cup currently taking place in Lithuania continue to rally many Moroccans to their cause, especially since their historic qualification for the quarter-finals. Hicham Dguig’s protégés beat Venezuela 3-2, and intend to reach the podium.
The Moroccan Futsal national team achieved an exploit by qualifying for the quarter-finals of the World Cup being held in Lithuania. Morocco beat Venezuela 3-2.
The performance of the Atlas Lions at the Futsal World Cup in Lithuania has propelled them up the World Futsal ranking. The double African champions reach the world Top 15 for the first time.
Former Inter coach Antonio Conte claims that the dream of Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi is to play for Real Madrid again and that he has "world-class" potential.
The Moroccan winger of Sevilla FC, Oussama Idrissi , will take part in the match this Sunday against Real Sociedad in San Sebastián. Goalkeeper Javi Diaz and Jules Koundé have also been called up for this match, from which Nemanja Gudelj and Óliver Torres will be absent.
Determined to improve his performance from last season, Youssef En-Nesyri has been selected for this Sunday’s match against Real Sociedad. The Moroccan striker from Seville has already scored six goals in just 530 minutes of play.
Moroccan international Medhi Benatia , 34, brilliantly took up the famous "lucarne d’Evry" challenge in his hometown. He is now on the short list of stars of "the old man", the initiator of the challenge.