The Atlas Lions will rely on their feistiness, underdog status… and a spy.
One of Morocco’s main assets will not be on the pitch. But good in the staff. “With Belgium in our group, I would have one less team to analyze”, laughs Moussa El Habchi, the video analyst… of the Red Devils during the 2018 World Cup and who stood out on the turntables on the Grand Place in Brussels.
“But I’m sure Belgium already know our team well. There are many players who have links with this country, starting with Samy and Ryan Mmaee (Editor’s note: who played with the Belgian national team until U21!). There is Selim Amallah (Standard), Tarik Tissoudali (Ghent), Soufiane Chalka (OHL) or Ilias Chair (ex-Lierse).”