MOROCCO
2022
MOROCCO 2022 WORLD CUP FOURTH PLACE
Standing: Mazraoui, En-Nesyri, Amallah, Aguerd, Saïs and Munir.
Bended: Boufal, Hakimi, Ziyech, Ounahi and Amrabat.
2022
MOROCCO 2022 WORLD CUP FOURTH PLACE
Standing: Mazraoui, En-Nesyri, Amallah, Aguerd, Saïs and Munir.
Bended: Boufal, Hakimi, Ziyech, Ounahi and Amrabat.
COACH: Walid REGRAGUI
GOALKEEPERS:
1 Yassine BOUNOU
12 MUNIR EL-KAJOUI
22 Ahmed Reda TAGNAOUTI
DEFENDERS:
2 Achraf HAKIMI
3 Noussair MAZRAOUI
5 Nayef AGUERD
6 Romain SAÏSS ©
18 Jawad EL YAMIQ
20 Achraf DARI
24 Badr BENOUN
25 Yahia ATTIYAT ALLAH
MIDFIELDERS:
4 Sofyan AMRABAT
8 Azzedine OUNAHI
10 Anass ZAROURY*
11 Abdelhamid SABIRI
13 Ilias CHAIR
14 Zakaria ABOUKHLAL
15 Selim AMALLAH
23 Bilal EL KHANNOUS
26 Yahya JABRANE
FORWARDS:
7 Hakim ZIYECH
9 Abderrazak HAMDALLAH
16 Abde EZZALZOULI
17 Sofiane BOUFAL
19 Youssef EN-NESYRI
21 Walid CHEDDIRA
*Morocco announced their final squad on 10 November 2022. Amine Harit withdrew injured and was replaced by Anass Zaroury on 16 November
4-5-1/4-3-3 And 5-4-1 FORMATIONS:
Morocco Vs Croatia - Group Stage Game (23/11/2022)
GK BOUNOU
CB AGUERD
CB SAÏSS
RB HAKIMI
LB MAZRAOUI
DMF AMRABAT
CMF OUNAHI
CMF AMALLAH
RMF/AMF/RWF ZIYECH
LMF/LWF BOUFAL
CF EN-NESYRI
Substitutions: Attiyat Allah for Mazraoui (60 mn - Injury), Ezzalzouli for Boufal (65 mn), Hamdallah for En-Nesyri (81 mn) and Sabiri for Ounahi (81 mn)
Notes: Bounou's shirt name was "Bono"
Hamallah's shirt name was "Hamed Allah"
Attiyat Allah' shirt name was "Attiat - Allah"
Sabiri played as left CMF, relocating Amallah as right CMF
Captain: Romain Saïss
Short Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech
Long Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech/Achraf Hakimi/Noussair Mazraoui/Selim Amallah/Nayef Aguerd/Yassine Bounou
Free Kick 2: Achraf Hakimi/Hakim Ziyech
Left Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Right Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Penalty: Sofiane Boufal
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saïss
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack - 2nd Half
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
Belgium Vs Morocco - Group Stage Game (27/11/2022)
GK MUNIR
CB AGUERD
CB SAÏSS
RB HAKIMI
LB MAZRAOUI
DMF AMRABAT
CMF OUNAHI
CMF AMALLAH
RMF ZIYECH
LMF BOUFAL
CF EN-NESYRI
Substitutions: Sabiri for Amallah (67 mn), Attiyat-Allah for Hakimi (67 mn), Hamdallah for En-Nesyri (71 mn), Aboukhlal for Boufal (71 mn) and El Yamiq for Ounahi (77 mn)
Notes: Bounou was set to start, even sang the national anthem before the game, however due to illness he asked to his manager, Regragui, to be replaced before the kickoff
Ounahi and Amallah spent most of their time on opposite sides
Attiat Allah played as LB, relocating Mazraoui
By bringing El Yamiq in, Regragui changed Morocco's starting 4-3-3 formation into a 5-4-1 when the team went ahead on the scoreline with Mazraoui (RB), El Yamiq (CB), Saïs (CB), Aguerd (CB) and Attiat Allah (LB) as defenders, Ziyech (RMF/AMF), Amrabat (DMF), Sabiri (CMF/DMF) and Aboukhlal (LMF) as midfielders and Hamdallah as CF
Hamallah's shirt name was "Hamed Allah"
El Yamiq's shirt name was "El-Yamiq"
Captain: Romain Saïs
Short Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech/Abdelhamid Sabiri
Long Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech/Romain Saïs/Sofyan Amrabat/Achraf Hakimi/Nayef Aguerd/Azzedine Ounahi
Free Kick 2: Sofiane Boufal
Left Corner: Hakin Ziyech/Sofyan Amrabat
Right Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Penalty: Sofiane Boufal
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saïs, Achraf Hakimi, Selim Amallah, Jawad El Yamiq
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ounahi/Amallah
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Total Defence - After Morocco led 1-0
Morocco Vs Spain - World Cup Round of 16 (06/12/2022)
GK BOUNOU
CB AGUERD
CB SAÏSS
RB HAKIMI
LB MAZRAOUI
DMF AMRABAT
CMF OUNAHI
CMF AMALLAH
RMF/AMF/RWF ZIYECH
LMF/LWF BOUFAL
CF EN-NESYRI
Substitutions: Ezzalzouli for Boufal (66 mn), Attiyat Allah for Mazraoui (82 mn - Injury), Cheddira for Amallah (82 mn), Sabiri for En-Nesyri (82 mn), El Yamiq for Aguerd (84 mn - Injury) and Benoun for Ounahi (120 mn)
Notes: Bounou's shirt name was "Bono"
Hamallah's shirt name was "Hamed Allah"
Attiyat Allah' shirt name was "Attiat - Allah"
Captain: Romain Saïss
Short Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech
Long Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech/Achraf Hakimi/Sofyan Amrabat/Nayef Aguerd/Jawad El Yamiq/Yassine Bounou
Free Kick 2: Achraf Hakimi
Left Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Right Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Penalty: Sofiane Boufal
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saïss, Azzedine Ounahi, Selim Amallah
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Counter Attack
Morocco Vs Portugal - World Cup Quarterfinals (10/12/2022)
GK BOUNOU
CB EL YAMIQ
CB SAÏSS
RB HAKIMI
LB ATTIYAT-ALLAH
DMF AMRABAT
CMF OUNAHI
CMF AMALLAH
RMF/AMF/RWF ZIYECH
LMF/LWF BOUFAL
CF EN-NESYRI
Substitutions: Dari for Saïss (57 mn - Injury), Cheddira for En-Nesyri (64 mn), Benoun for Amallah (64 mn), Aboukhlal for Ziyech (81 mn) and Jabrane for Boufal (81 mn)
Notes: Aguerd and Mazraoui were unavailble due to injury
Ounahi and Amallah started the second half in opposite sides
Dari played as right CB, this relocated El Yamiq as left CB
Benoun was brought in as another CB between Dari and El Yamiq, changing the formation from 4-5-1 into a 5-4-1, with Amrabat as left DMF and Ounahi as right DMF
Jabrane played as right DMF, this relocated Ounahi as LMF/left CMF covering the left flank
After Cheddira was sent off, Aboukhlal was positioned as CF, leaving the whole right flank to Hakimi
Morocco became the first African/CAF nation to ever past the round of Quarterfinals
Incident: Cheddira (92 mn) was sent off
Captains: Romain Saïss | Hakim Ziyech | Sofyan Amrabat
Short Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech
Long Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech/Yahia Attiyat Allah/Sofyan Amrabat/Achraf Hakimi/Azzedine Ounahi/Jawad El Yamiq/Yassine Bounou
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Right Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Penalty: Sofiane Boufal
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Jawad El Yamiq, Romain Saïss, Achraf Hakimi, Selim Amallah
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack - Optional
★Change Sides: Ounahi/Amrabat - While they were DMFs
★Counter Attack
★Total Defence
France Vs Morocco - World Cup Semifinals (14/12/2022)
GK BOUNOU
CB DARI
CB SAÏSS
CB EL YAMIQ
RB/RWB HAKIMI
LB MAZRAOUI
DMF AMRABAT
CMF/DMF OUNAHI
RMF ZIYECH
LMF BOUFAL
CF EN-NESYRI
Substitutions: Amallah for Saïss (20 mn - Injury), Attiyat Allah for Mazraoui (46 mn), Hamdallah for En-Nesyri (66 mn), Aboukhlal for Boufal (66 mn) and Ezzalzouli for Amallah (78 mn)
Notes: Amallah played as right CMF, this relocated Ounahi as left CMF and Amrabat as central DMF
With Ezzalzouli on the pitch, Morocco changed their 4-3-3 formation into a 4-4-2/4-2-4 formation
Captains: Romain Saïss | Hakim Ziyech
Short Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech
Long Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech/Azzedine Ounahi/Sofyan Amrabat
Free Kick 2: Achraf Hakimi
Left Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Right Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Penalty: Sofiane Boufal
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Achraf Dari, Romain Saïss, Jawad El Yamiq, Achraf Hakimi, Azzedine Ounahi, Selim Amallah
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Opposite Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ounahi/Amrabat - Until the 20th mn | Boufal | Amallah/Ounahi
★Ball Possession ATT - After they were led 0-1
Croatia Vs Morocco - World Cup Third/Fourth Place Game (17/12/2022)
GK BOUNOU
CB EL YAMIQ
CB DARI
RB/RWB HAKIMI
LB ATTIYAT-ALLAH
DMF AMRABAT
CMF EL KHANNOUS
CMF SABIRI
RMF/AMF/RWF ZIYECH
LMF/LWF BOUFAL
CF EN-NESYRI
Substitutions: Chair for Sabiri (46 mn), Ounahi for El Khannous (56 mn), Benoun for Dari (64 mn), Zaroury for Boufal (64 mn) and Amallah for El Yamiq (67 mn)
Captain: Hakim Ziyech
Short Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech
Long Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech/Sofyan Amrabat/Achraf Dari/Azzedine Ounahi/Badr Benoun/Yassine Bounou
Free Kick 2: Abdelhamid Sabiri
Left Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Right Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Penalty: Sofiane Boufal
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Jawad El Yamiq, Achraf Dari, Achraf Hakimi, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Bilal El Khannous, Badr Benoun, Azzedine Ounahi, Selim Amallah
Team Strategy
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Opposite Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ziyech/Boufal
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - 2nd Half
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