RIYADH: Questions will most certainly be asked of Mohamed Ouahbi’s Atlas Lions tonight. A 4-2 victory over Haiti may have been enough to confirm their spot in the Round of 32, but after an opening draw with Brazil and a valuable victory against Scotland, Moroccan fans will have felt top spot was there for the taking.
Brazil’s 3-0 sweep of Haiti last week meant Morocco needed to match or better that scoreline while hoping Scotland could limit the Selecao in their encounter.
But matters quickly went awry for the Atlas Lions in the Haiti encounter, while Vinicius Junior and Matheus Cunha led Brazil to a comfortable win against Scotland.
Ouahbi made changes for this match, knowing that Morocco’s Round of 32 chances with four points were all but guaranteed.
Redouane Halhal replaced Issa Diop in defense, while Noussair Mazraoui made way for Anass Salaheddine.
