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Brazil’s first opponent in Group C of the 2026 World Cup, Morocco is no longer coached by Walid Regragui.

Journalist Santi Aouna confirmed the departure of the 50-year-old coach who made history by leading the Atlas Lions to the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, knocking out Spain and Portugal. 

He had already indicated that he would resign if Morocco did not win the last Africa Cup of Nations. 

A press conference has been called by the local federation for this Thursday (5th).

The expectation is that Mohamed Ouahbi will be the new coach – he is currently in charge of the U-23 national team. 

Regragui took over as Morocco’s coach on August 31, 2022, replacing Bosnian Vahid Halilhodžić.

There were less than six months left before the World Cup in Qatar.

Morocco surprised everyone by topping Group F with seven points. Croatia took second place and Belgium was eliminated.

Next came victories over Spain (on penalties) and Portugal, both without conceding a goal. 

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The North African team was then defeated by France in the semifinals before losing the third-place match to Croatia.

Qualification for this year’s World Cup came with a 100% record after eight wins in eight games in Group E of the Qualifiers.

Regragui’s last act was finishing as runner-up to Senegal in the aforementioned Africa Cup of Nations, which was held in Morocco. 

He led the Atlas Lions in 44 matches, with 32 wins, eight draws, and only four losses. That’s a success rate of 78.79%.

He had already served as assistant coach between 2012 and 2014 before taking charge of Fath Union Sport. 

Brazil’s World Cup Schedule 📅

The Seleção will face Morocco on June 11 at the MetLife Stadium, in New Jersey.

Eight days later, the opponent will be Haiti at the Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia.

And they will wrap up their participation in the group stage against Scotland on the 24th.

This match will be played at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Florida. 

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