Brazil’s first opponent in Group C of the 2026 World Cup, Morocco is not coached by Walid Regragui.
Journalist Santi Aouna confirmed the departure of the 50-year-old coach who made historical past by main the Atlas Lions to the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, knocking out Spain and Portugal.
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He had already indicated that he would resign if Morocco didn’t win the final Africa Cup of Nations.
A press convention has been referred to as by the native federation for this Thursday (fifth).
The expectation is that Mohamed Ouahbi would be the new coach – he’s presently answerable for the U-23 nationwide workforce.
Regragui took over as Morocco’s coach on August 31, 2022, changing Bosnian Vahid Halilhodžić.
There have been lower than six months left earlier than the World Cup in Qatar.
Morocco stunned everybody by topping Group F with seven factors. Croatia took second place and Belgium was eradicated.
Subsequent got here victories over Spain (on penalties) and Portugal, each with out conceding a purpose.
📸 Justin Setterfield – 2022 Getty Photographs
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The North African workforce was then defeated by France within the semifinals earlier than shedding the third-place match to Croatia.
Qualification for this yr’s World Cup got here with a 100% file after eight wins in eight video games in Group E of the Qualifiers.
Regragui’s final act was ending as runner-up to Senegal within the aforementioned Africa Cup of Nations, which was held in Morocco.
He led the Atlas Lions in 44 matches, with 32 wins, eight attracts, and solely 4 losses. That’s a hit fee of 78.79%.
He had already served as assistant coach between 2012 and 2014 earlier than taking cost of Fath Union Sport.
Brazil’s World Cup Schedule 📅
The Seleção will face Morocco on June 11 on the MetLife Stadium, in New Jersey.
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Eight days later, the opponent shall be Haiti on the Lincoln Monetary Discipline, in Philadelphia.
And they’ll wrap up their participation within the group stage in opposition to Scotland on the twenty fourth.
This match shall be performed on the Arduous Rock Stadium, in Florida.
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.