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Morocco to play a trio of World Cup warm-up games including Norway

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Published 1 month ago

Morocco have confirmed they will play three ⁠warm-up matches before next month's World Cup, giving their new coach more ‌game time with his squad.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a], who were ‌surprise semi-finalists at the World Cup ‌in Qatar four years ago, appointed ‌Mohamed Ouahbi as coach in March after ‌the resignation of Walid Regragui.[/p][p]Ouahbi has had only two matches in charge since ‌taking over, a draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ecuador/8tbm8Tri/"]⁠Ecuador[/a] and ‌a victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a] just weeks into ​the job.[/p][p]Morocco's football federation said the team would play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/burundi/IeBFvsBE/"]Burundi[/a] on ​May 26th behind closed doors at their training centre in Sale before ⁠a game ​against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/madagascar/88OzY9OB/"]Madagascar[/a] on June 2nd in Rabat, where supporters will be able to send the team off.[/p][image alt="Morocco's upcoming fixtures" id="695e79b2-144e-4121-b4d6-312b5eb77201" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="49fd406a-710e-45b7-abfc-14c336a741fe" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Once they arrive ‌in the United States, where their base camp will be in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the Moroccans will conclude their preparations with a clash against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] on June 7th in New York.[/p][p]Morocco are expected to begin preparations on May 22nd, but only plan ‌to name their squad a week ​later, reports said.[/p][p]Drawn in Group ‌C at the World Cup, Morocco face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] on June 13th in New York, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/fZRU25WH/"]Scotland[/a] on June 19th in Boston, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/haiti/nk4v10Z1/"]Haiti[/a] on June ⁠24th in ⁠Atlanta.[/p]

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