'Everyone' expects Spain to beat us, says Belgium coach
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Arab teams at 2026 World Cup: Morocco coach Ouahbi vows team will come back stronger after World Cup exit
FOXBOROUGH: Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi promised that his team will bounce back from their World Cup quarter-final exit against France on Thursday and keep building as they prepare to co-host the next tournament in 2030. The Atlas Lions were hoping to at least match their historic run to the semifinals in Qatar in 2022, but once again their World Cup hopes were ended by Les Bleus. The 2-0 defeat at the Gillette Stadium near Boston was a repeat of the scoreline when the sides met in the semis four years ago, and Morocco must now turn their attentions toward future challenges after a draining last seven months. “France are a really great side.