Morocco could be without 2 key players against Brazil for World Cup opener | OneFootball

Morocco drew 1-1 with Norway in a World Cup warm-up friendly

Morocco could be missing players for its World Cup opener against Brazil, which called up four Flamengo players. That is because Noussair Mazraoui and Abde Ezzalzouli picked up injuries in the friendly against Norway on Sunday (07).

According to the newspaper “Marca,” forward Abde Ezzalzouli is suspected of having a sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. After all, a teammate fell on the Moroccan’s leg during a corner-kick play.

What about Mazraoui?

The right back dislocated his shoulder when he fell onto his own arm during the friendly. Then, Youssef Belammari replaced his teammate in the position. As a result, the injuries are worrying the Moroccan coach, who fears he may have to leave them out before the World Cup.

– Some players came off injured. I’m more worried about that (than about the performance). As for the match itself and the style of play we want to implement, I’m very satisfied. I hope the injured players can recover and that we have them available for the opener (against Brazil) -, Mohamed Ouahbi said at a press conference.

Does Brazil have absences too?

The Brazil national team had to call up Éderson to replace Wesley, the former Flamengo player who was injured in the friendly against Egypt on Saturday (06). The Roma (ITA) wing-back suffered a serious muscle injury in his left thigh.

Which Flamengo players are with Brazil?

Four Flamengo players were called up by Carlo Ancelotti to represent the Brazil national team: Danilo, Alex Sandro, Léo Pereira and Lucas Paquetá. All of them are available for the opener against Morocco on Saturday (13).

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