{"id":3403,"date":"2026-06-15T16:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=3403"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:49:44","slug":"world-cup-2026-how-worried-should-scotland-be-about-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=3403","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: How worried should Scotland be about Morocco?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Four years ago, Morocco were the World Cup’s surprise package as they beat Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their way to the semi-finals, where they lost 2-0 to France.<\/p>\n

Since then, their squad has evolved and kicked on to further success, but Kachloul believes there is more to come.<\/p>\n

At previous tournaments, Morocco were pragmatic and effective – a team built on defensive structure and stability above all else<\/p>\n

Under new head coach Mohamed Ouahbi – appointed just before this World Cup after success with the country’s youth teams – Morocco hope to play a more fluid, front-foot style, led by a new generation of talent.<\/p>\n

Scotland will have to watch out for 18-year-old Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who shone against Brazil and has been linked with both Arsenal and Liverpool.<\/a><\/p>\n

Winger Saibari, the scorer against Brazil, looks set to join Bayern Munich, external<\/span><\/a> from PSV Eindhoven.<\/p>\n

“What has changed is the introduction of a new manager with fresh ideas,” Kachloul said. <\/p>\n

“We also reached the end of a cycle with players like (Hakim) Ziyech, (Sofiane) Boufal, (Youssef) En-Nesyri and Romain Saiss, who are all over 30 and were at the last World Cup and Afcon. <\/p>\n

“We needed some new ideas. Morocco winning the Under-20 World Cup with Mohamed Ouahbi was important and he has brought in five or six players under 22. <\/p>\n

“They finished (the Brazil) game with six players under 23 on the pitch. So, it’s the Morocco of today, but also the Morocco of tomorrow.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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