In preparation for the World Cup in Qatar, Morocco faces the United States, also qualified, this Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (local time), this friendly match aims to prepare for the match against Canada, Morocco’s next opponent in Group F of the World Cup along with Belgium and Croatia, reports MAP , which specifies that it is the fourth time that the Atlas Lions meet the US team in a friendly. The last three times have ended in victory for Morocco.
This meeting between the two countries of “good challenge”, declared the coach of the US team, Gregg Berhalter. And to emphasize that “Morocco will be the first African opponent for this group of players, so we are very eager to take up the challenge.”
For his part, Vahid Halilhodzic considered that the choice of the United States for a friendly match is relevant given the technical, tactical and physical proximity between American and Canadian football, noting that Morocco’s group at the World Cup is strong.
As a reminder, the Atlas Lions approach after this match the qualifiers for the 2023 African Cup of Nations, respectively against South Africa, on June 9 in Rabat, and Liberia, on June 13 in Casablanca.
