The Moroccan team will face the Brazilian and Peruvian teams on March 25 in Tangier and March 28 in Madrid respectively, announced the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
“Following the international influence of Moroccan football and its fervent supporters around the world after the remarkable journey of the Atlas Lions in the final phase of the 22nd FIFA World Cup Qatar-2022, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation decided to schedule in Morocco the first friendly match of the Moroccan national team A »said the FRMF. “Thus, the Atlas Lions will play a friendly match against the Brazilian selection, which currently dominates the FIFA world rankings, next Saturday March 25 at the Grand Stade de Tanger (10:00 p.m., HL)”underlines the Federation. “The National Eleven will fly on Tuesday March 28, 2023 to Spain, to face the Peruvian selection at the Cívitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid (9:30 p.m., HL)”.
Pending the appointment of a new permanent coach of Brazil, Ramon Menezes, the coach of the U20s, will ensure the interim on the bench of the Seleçao. Brazil will travel to Morocco for the first time in its history, at the Ibn Batouta stadium in Tangier, which hosted meetings of the 2023 Club World Cup, won by Real Madrid. During the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Croatia (1-1, 4 pens to 2), while Morocco became the first African country to reach the last four of the competition (2-0 defeat against France in half).
According to the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF), the Moroccan football team is a “a strong opponent who reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar last year”. For the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, “It will be a good test for the Brazilian men’s team. And, certainly, a game that will arouse the interest of the Brazilian fans.”. The CBF stressed that the match against Morocco will be the only friendly match of the next dates set by FIFA for friendly matches.
