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Controversial Morocco World Cup squad selection surprises nation and football world

From Veฤernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Morocco's new national football team coach, Mohamed Ouahbi, has surprised the nation and the football world by omitting key players Youssef En-Nesyri and Hakim Ziyech from the squad for the upcoming World Cup.
  • The selection also includes Nayef Aguerd, who has not played in three months due to injury, raising further questions about the squad's composition.
  • Morocco will compete in Group C against Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti, opening their campaign against Brazil on June 14 in New Jersey.

The new coach of the Moroccan national football team, Mohamed Ouahbi, has unveiled a squad for the upcoming World Cup that has stunned the nation and the wider football community.

The most significant surprise is the exclusion of 28-year-old forward Youssef En-Nesyri, who has been one of Morocco's top performers in recent years. En-Nesyri, formerly of Sevilla and Fenerbahรงe and currently with Al-Ittihad, was a key player in Morocco's fourth-place finish at the last World Cup and was also an important figure in this year's Africa Cup of Nations.

Also notably absent from the list is Hakim Ziyech, a former star for Ajax and Chelsea, who has scored 25 goals in 64 appearances for the national team. The squad does include Nayef Aguerd from Marseille, despite the defender having not played for the last three months due to injury and still recovering.

Morocco, who finished third in the previous World Cup after a 2-1 loss to Croatia, will be in Group C for the upcoming tournament. Their opponents will be Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti. Morocco's opening match is scheduled against Brazil on June 14 in New Jersey.

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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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