France Get Ready to Face 'Lost Treasure' Bouaddi in Morocco World Cup Clash
The 18-year-old Lille midfielder chose Morocco after France could not offer him a senior call-up, and he is billed by L'Equipe as “the lost treasure.”
- On Thursday, 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi will start for Morocco against France in the World Cup quarter-final, having pledged allegiance to Morocco earlier this year instead of waiting for a France call-up.
- France coach Didier Deschamps indicated in March it was too soon for a senior call-up, prompting the former France Under-21s captain to switch; L'Equipe later described him as 'the lost treasure' in Tuesday's edition.
- Coach Mohamed Ouahbi is overseeing a new generation for Morocco, recruiting foreign-born talent including Defender Issa Diop; 99 French-born players participated in this World Cup, with ten of Morocco's last-16 starters born abroad.
- Bouaddi will face Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappe from his midfield position Thursday, while Defender Issa Diop—who once insisted he would only play for France—now defends against his birth nation.
- After debuting against Brazil on June 13, Bouaddi has established himself as pivotal for Morocco and told L'Equipe last December his dream was 'to win the World Cup, the Champions League, win everything'.
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Until March, captain of the transalpine U21, the young midfielder of the Lille took the opportunity to play the World Championship as a holder, guarantee that the Blues could not offer him. Zizou, next French ct, also tried (unable to) to convince him
Diop never wanted to play against France but must now deal with Mbappe
ATLANTA, July 7 : Morocco centre back Issa Diop had two African suitors but previously declared he only wanted to play for France.Now he has the unenviable task of trying to keep Kylian Mbappé from scoring in the World Cup quarter-final on Thursday in a delicious turn of events that adds a fascinating subplo
The French press highlighted what it described as the treasure that was lost by the French ball in favour of the lions of the atlas. The French newspaper Lecep began its report by saying: Didier Deschamps did not call him, and Zainuddin Zidane did not reassure him: Ayub Buday, the treasurer who chose Morocco over France, considering that a quarterback of Lille represented the greatest loss to the French Federation in recent years. The newspaper …
French coach Didier Deschamps' right arm, assistant Guy Stéphan spoke on Monday about the relationship of mid-Ayyoub Bouaddi, one of the highlights of Morocco in the World Cup, with the European country, on the eve of the duel between the selections by the final Wednesdays, this Thursday, 8. The technical assistant of the Bleus put warm cloths on the decision of the 18-year-old player to change federation and move to represent the Lions of Atlas…
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