On Wednesday evening, Morocco will try to make history a little more when they clash against the French team in the semi-finals of the World Cup. For this the Atlas Lions will have to muzzle Kylian Mbappé. And that’s good since Walid Regragui is convinced he has the lethal weapon, namely Achraf Hakimi.
It’s the great feeling of the world Cup. After eliminating Belgium in the group stage, then Spain on penalties and finally Portugal in the quarter-finals (1-0), Morocco became the first African country to qualify for the semi-finals. of a World Cup. The Atlas Lions will face the French team and will have to block in particular Kylian Mbappe. But Walid Regraguithe Moroccan coach, has confidence in Ashraf Hakimiteammate and friend of Bondy’s crack at PSG.
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Morocco has confidence in Hakimi
” Hakimi knows Mbappé better than I do. We are not going to make an anti-Mbappe plan. Unfortunately, it’s not just him. When you know the level of Griezmann between the lines… But Hakimi is a great champion so I have no worries “, he says in a press conference, before discussing the match in more detail and the ambitions of Morocco against the France team.
“We will have to be strong to get us out”
” The best team in the competition Brazil is out and will not play the semi-finals. So of course we are hungry. We will have to be strong to get out. We have confidence and we are not tired, I repeat. We may be crazy, who knows… (…) We want to go to the final and win. We are ready to do anything to achieve this goal. We will have extraordinary energy tomorrow. To say that we are satisfied to have reached the semi-finals does not suit us. It might be the only chance to win it », adds Walid Regragui.
