Morocco World Cup 2026: Breaking European bias in football

The tactical analysis reveals factual condescension on multiple levels. In the columns of Le Soir newspaper, the former goalkeeper initially qualifies emerging selections as "small teams." The treatment reserved for the Atlas Lions is particularly revealing: although he readily admits that watching the team evolve against the Seleção gave "the impression they were really at the same level," he hastens to draw an invisible red line. According to him, Morocco is "not yet" placed at the level of Brazil, Argentina, Germany or France, confirming the idea that Global South nations would not yet be worthy of crossing this threshold in the European imagination.

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This prism applies to all African and Asian nations. The consultant observes that formations like Congo, South Korea, Japan or Iraq now arrive with structured game plans and impeccable tactical discipline. These countries build their actions intelligently, explaining the difficulties encountered by Spain or Portugal upon their entry. However, the observer qualifies this progress by stating that these teams often get blocked in the final thirty meters, justifying this limitation by an alleged lack of technical finesse or individual quality to make the difference.

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In contrast, praise is unreserved for Old Continent nations. England’s collective power is lauded, as is the French team, described as "extraterrestrial" against Senegal. Furthermore, the "expert" dwells on the refereeing reforms of this World Cup. While he welcomes the fight against time-wasting, he criticizes the introduction of the cooling break. He deplores that FIFA uses a competition of this magnitude as an experimental laboratory, believing that these controversial new rules should have been tested well before the tournament to avoid disrupting the rhythm of matches.