This Sunday at 2 p.m., Belgium will aim to qualify for the round of 16 of the World Cup. But the Red Devils won’t have it easy once morest Morocco who are looking for the three points following their initial draw once morest Croatia.
The coach of the Atlas Lions, Walid Reraguiopts for tranquility ahead of taking on the Group F favourites.”We don’t have to win. The most important thing is to take points, not to be eliminated on Sunday. The favorite is Belgium. They have great players: Hazard, De Bruyne, Witsel and an exceptional coach. They are semi-finalists of the last World Cup, ambitious and have been playing together for 4-5 years. We criticized them once morest Canada but I am convinced that they will raise their level, they are favorites and we have to accept it but we want to create a surprise. Against Croatia we stuck to our plan. If we didn’t pull off the surprise once morest the Croats, it’s because they respected us. If Belgium don’t respect us, the match will be difficult for them.“
An equally special match for Salim Amallah, Ilias Chair, Anass Zaroury or Bilal El Khannoussborn in Belgium but who wear the Moroccan jersey. “It’s their country of birth and they grew up there. Some might even have applied to play for the Devils. They are euphoric and give positive energy. But it’s the World Cup, they have to stay focused even though I know it’s a special match. My job is to put it all into perspective so that they don’t come home with too many emotions so that they don’t make mistakes. That’s why I did not bring El Khannouss to a press conference“, concludes Regragui.
Belgium-Morocco is to follow this Sunday at 2 p.m. on the RTBF media.
