Morocco and 2018 FIFA World Cup runners-up Croatia played to a 0-0 draw in their Group F opener at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
The Atlas Lions arrived in Qatar as one of the real hopes for Africa to progress beyond the group stage, despite being paired alongside Croatia, Belgium, and 2026 World Cup hosts Canada – in what many dubbed as the Group of Death.
With a core of Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech, and Yousef En-Nesyri the status of their players, on paper, could hold up to the world’s best and they displayed that under head coach Walid Regragui in an organised display.
The former Al Duhail coach who won the CAF Champions League and Botola Pro last season with Wydad Atheltic Club set up a 4-3-3 formation, set to play on the counter and they limited the Europeans to just three shots on target.
Noussair Mazraoui went closest to opening the scoring in the second half with a diving header, but the Bayern Munich wing-back injured himself in the process.
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