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PARIS, June 19 : Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is due to join the Morocco squad against Scotland later on Friday, said he faced trial on a rape charge and welcomed the opportunity to put across his point of view.
VERSAILLES: A French appeals court on Friday confirmed Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial charged with raping a young woman. In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-De-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her. The Paris Saint-Germain player and captain of the Moroccan national team, whose side are playing their second World Cup match on Friday against Scotland, has consistently denied the allegations.
Goalkeeper Roshan Greensall is set to play abroad after Ashford United signed a new No.1.
BOSTON, June 18 : For Morocco fans gathering in Boston on Thursday ahead of their team's next World Cup match, the days of the Atlas Lions being African strugglers are never coming back.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18 : Haiti manager Sebastien Migne knows his side face a monumental battle when they take on Brazil on Friday, but he said the Caribbean underdogs have everything to gain in their World Cup Group C clash.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18 : Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti was not in panic mode after his side's World Cup campaign opened with a splutter, saying Friday's Group C meeting with Haiti was a chance to repair the flaws exposed in their 1-1 draw with Morocco.
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 18 : There is absolutely no euphoria among Morocco players following a World Cup opening draw against five-times champion Brazil but the team are aiming to go beyond their semi-final spot four years ago, midfielder Azzedine Ounahi said on Thursday.
BOSTON, Massachusetts: Scotland have hit the ground running in the World Cup with an opening 1-0 victory over Haiti in Group C and with their Tartan Army of fans winning hearts in Boston, but their return to the city on Saturday to face Morocco could dampen their spirits.