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Brahim Diaz's presser ahead of FIFA World Cup Q/F gets awkward as France and Morocco jounalists argue in press room

  • On Tuesday, a pre-match World Cup press conference for Brahim Diaz descended into chaos when two journalists began fighting, interrupting the Real Madrid star ahead of Morocco's quarter-final clash against France.
  • Morocco reached the quarter-finals after defeating Canada, setting up a match against the 2018 World Cup winners, while France remains the favorite after dominating opponents like Senegal, Iraq, and Sweden.
  • As one journalist screamed, "But why did you hit me?", a press officer shouted, "Hey, hey, gentlemen, please, gentlemen" to restore order, while Diaz appeared visibly taken aback and struggled to suppress his laughter.
  • The press officer intervened, saying, "Apologies, Brahim- go ahead, thank you," and Diaz replied, "I forgot the question," as the remaining reporters in the venue broke out into laughter.
  • "Designed for football," the Sky Glass smart TV offers upgraded World Cup viewing, with shoppers accessing the device from £6 per month when paired with a Sky TV and Netflix package.
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HS follows the World Cup quarter-final moment by moment. France and Morocco meet at 23:00.

·Helsinki, Finland
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Lean Right

The Real Madrid player witnessed a riferrafe between two journalists and, due to the unexpected situation, he had to ask to be repeated...

Lean Right

During the Brahim Díaz collective, Moroccan shirt 10, a scene drew attention: two journalists had a serious discussion. The interview, even, became paralyzed. One of the professionals involved in the discussion was the Brazilian Marcelo Courrege, from TV Globo, who, hours after the incident, explained the reason for the disagreement and said that everything was nothing but a bad-understanding. — The Moroccan reporter was very anxious to ask the …

·Brazil
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Lean Right

The unusual situation occurred at the previous press conference of the match before France, where the footballer Brahim Díaz answered questions, who was shocked by the situation

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lean Left

A decidedly unusual scene characterized the eve of the fourth final of the World Championships between France and Morocco. The press conference of the attacker of Morocco Brahim Diaz, scheduled in Boston on the late evening of Wednesday (first hours of Thursday in Italy), was interrupted by a heated discussion between two journalists sitting in the last rows of the [...] The article "Why do you hit me?": chaos at the conference of Brahim Diaz. T…

·Rome, Italy
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Marca broke the news in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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