World Cup-Winning Coach Scaloni Hails Morocco’s Regragui as Tournament’s Best Manager

"The revelation of the World Cup is Morocco, combative. Morocco had a coach (Walid Regragui) that I know, we played in Spain. I was surprised by their desire to win, their way of playing, a very hot audience, it was the revelation without a doubt, he deserved to be where he arrived. I congratulated the coach. A huge job, he convinced the players of his potential," said Lionel Scaloni in an interview with the Qatari channel Al Kass. For him, the coach of the Moroccan team "is the best coach of the World Cup." "What Walid Regragui did with Morocco was a big surprise, it was crazy!" he added.

Morocco reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time in its history, after beating major football nations like Belgium, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Spain. It is the first African and Arab team to reach this stage of the competition.