Morocco

Why Michaely Bihina is the keeper making waves at Wafcon

· BBC Sport

Fans in Cameroon want a statue built for Michaely Bihina after she made four penalty saves against Morocco to help Cameroon reach the 2026 Wafcon final.

A host of issues: World Cup focus turns to Morocco with costs and legacy topping agenda

· The Guardian

With just over 1,400 days to go until 2030 kicks off, the co-hosts are facing a series of challenges familiar to their South African predecessors Morocco’s World Cup adventure came to a halt with their quarter-final…

Manchester City set sights on signing Morocco’s Ayyoub Bouaddi for £85m

· The Guardian

Lille teenager impressed during the World Cup Signing would make it £200m on two midfielders Manchester City are intent on signing Lille’s 18-year-old midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi for €100m (£85m). Bouaddi is attracting a…

Police officer hurt amid violent disorder in London after France beat Morocco

· The Guardian

Four arrests after Edgware Road incidents, say police Teenager dies in France while celebrating team’s win A police officer has been hurt and several people were arrested after disorder in London on Thursday night in…

Didier Deschamps hails ‘exemplary’ Kylian Mbappé as France reach World Cup semi-finals

· The Guardian

Mbappé misses penalty but scores in win against Morocco ‘There’s no problem, he never hesitates,’ says France coach Didier Deschamps saluted the mentality of his players after France beat Morocco 2-0 in Thursday’s World…

France’s attacking evolution under Didier Deschamps passes latest Morocco test | Raphaël Jucobin

· The Guardian

With the head coach having released the handbrake, his side were far superior compared with four years ago in Qatar against the same opponents The scorelines may have been exactly the same, but the stylistic gulf in…

France 2-0 Morocco: World Cup 2026 quarter-final – as it happened

· The Guardian

Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé saw off a Morocco team that barely put up a fight France have long demonstrated the benefits of diversity at the World Cup. Now Morocco are reaping similar rewards, with six members of…

Mbappé stunner ends Morocco resistance to send France into World Cup semi-finals

· The Guardian

There is a relentlessness to this France that might make them irresistible. Morocco no doubt had the best of intentions, ideas of how they could hurt the side that had beaten them in the semi-final in Qatar, but France…

France’s match with Morocco sums up this diverse, multicultural World Cup

· The Guardian

Ninety-nine players at the tournament were born in France. Six of them could line up for Morocco in the quarter-final By Get French Football News When Ayyoub Bouaddi steps on to the pitch in Boston for the World Cup…

France’s Deschamps unruffled by Argentinian officials helming Morocco quarter-final

· The Guardian

‘We have to deal with it,’ France’s head coach says Ouahbi insists Morocco’s aim is to win World Cup Didier Deschamps has insisted he is not concerned by the ­appointment of Argentinian officials to oversee the…

Morocco set a proud example for Africa as France await at World Cup

· The Guardian

The 2022 semi-finalists have delighted fans at home as the continent’s other sides struggle with off-field problems Over the past six decades, Morocco have achieved several performance milestones for Africa at the World…

Canada’s World Cup exit revives questions over Alphonso Davies injury management

· The Guardian

Canada’s World Cup run ended without Alphonso Davies playing against Morocco, reviving debate over the injury that derailed the team’s biggest star Coming into this World Cup, Canada’s hopes hinged on the form of their…

‘We were better than them’: Marsch bullish despite Canada’s World Cup exit to Morocco

· The Guardian

Canada coach says his side ‘totally controlled the match’ Ouahbi: ‘It takes some nerve to say when you lose 3-0’ Jesse Marsch spoke of his pride in his Canada side after their last-16 exit to Morocco , claiming they…

World Cup 2026: Canada 0-3 Morocco – as it happened

· The Guardian

Canada battled hard but Morocco had too much quality as the co-hosts journey came to an end The prize on offer today is a quarter-final against either Paraguay or France. There’s a cheap strikethrough gag begging to be…

Ounahi and Rahimi put Morocco in World Cup quarter-finals and end Canada’s journey

· The Guardian

As Azzedine Ounahi put Morocco ahead early in the second half, his coach Mohamed Ouahbi wagged a delighted finger. There was, perhaps, relief there too. In February he replaced the most successful coach in Morocco’s…