A few months before the start of the 2024 Futsal World Cup which takes place in Uzbekistanthe national team begins its preparations for the world tournament this summer, with an intense program concocted by the national coach, Hicham Dguig. According to the page specializing in futsal news in Morocco “Maroc Futsal Pro”, Dguig would have scheduled a series of friendly matches againstAfghanistan and theSpain and other teams from Asia andSouth Americain order to put his protégés to the test against teams with a style of play similar to Morocco’s opponents during the group stage of the World Cup.
Indeed, Spain, which occupies third place in the world in the new ranking established by FIFA, is a sparring partner of choice, whose style of play is close to that of Portugal, which is the main opponent of the Lions of the Atlas in group E of the World Cup. The choice of Afghanistan is not insignificant for Dguig either, because this Afghan team is playing its first world championship and should have a style of play close to that of Tajikistan, one of Morocco’s opponents in the group stage. According to “Maroc Futsal Pro”, the first friendly matches on the national team’s program this summer will be played against Afghanistan. The first meeting is scheduled for July 10, the second for the 13th of the same month. The double confrontation against Spain is scheduled for the month of August. The first duel will be played on the 14th, the second on the 17th.
A first gathering at the end of June
In preparation for the 2024 World Cup, the national team has been training for a few days at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Maâmora. A first gathering after the CAN which sees the participation of 23 players, many of whom participated in Morocco’s winning campaign in the African Cup. Among them are the team captain, Hicham El Mesrar, as well as Bilal Bakkali, Driss Raïs El Fenni, Soufiane Borite, Anas El Ayyane and Soufiane Cherraoui, all artisans of Morocco’s coronation at the last African Cup. In addition to the national team A, the B team, as well as the U19 team, are also training in Maâmora.
