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World Cup: Moroccan Top Scorer Ismael Saibari Out for Quarterfinal
Coach Mohamed Ouahbi said Morocco have 1 injury absence as they seek a place in the semifinals.
- Morocco star Ismael Saibari will miss Thursday's World Cup quarter-final against France at Gillette Stadium near Boston, coach Mohamed Ouahbi confirmed on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury.
- Saibari was replaced in some discomfort 22 minutes into Morocco's 3-0 victory over Canada last Saturday; the attacking midfielder recently secured a $57 million transfer to Bayern Munich.
- "Everyone is 100% fit except Saibari," Ouahbi told reporters Wednesday, adding that "this game comes too soon for him but I hope he is not out for the rest of the competition."
- The Atlas Lions seek to avenge their 2-0 defeat against France in the 2022 semi-finals, marking their first meeting since that match in Qatar four years ago.
- Ouahbi rejected suggestions that reaching the quarter-finals is a success, declaring, "We absolutely want to win the game," and refusing to accept the tournament's remaining stages as merely a bonus.
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