Morocco vs Spain
FIFA World Cup
Round of 16
6th December 2022
Education City Stadium
Preview
The Morocco vs Spain duel has the seasoning that one team has been one of the revelations of the tournament and the other, which arrived as one of the main favourites, is full of doubts based on the results achieved in the group stage. .
The Africans finished surprisingly as leaders of Group F , above none other than Croatia and Belgium, while the selected world champion in 2010 finished second in Group E , but with some scare.
Morocco
For Morocco, the experience of Qatar 2022 is a dream from which it does not want to wake up. The African national team, for now, has equaled its best mark in the history of the World Cups, since in Mexico 86 it went to the round of 16 after winning its zone (then it was eliminated at the hands of Germany).
The team led by Walid Regragui drew with Croatia and beat Belgium and Canada, to finish as the best in Group F. Now, fate will cross him with Spain, with whom he already played in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and drew 2-2 ( goals from Boutaïb and En-Nesyri for Morocco; Isco and Iago Aspas for the Spanish).
He has two lethal weapons in attack in Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech and Sevilla attacker Youssef En-Nesyri. And also a talent to follow in midfield in Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat.
Spain
Spain went from high to low in this World Cup. To the point that they finished the group stage scared and powerless. The 7-0 win against Costa Rica made him a firm candidate to lift the cup on December 18; However, the performance gradually faded, first in the 1-1 draw with Germany, and finally in the painful 2-1 defeat against Japan, which ended up snatching the top of Group E.
It will be up to the coach Luis Enrique to see if he kicks the board. Or trusts the same ones that had given him results up to now.
Morocco vs Spain: Odds
1st half – Double chance: Morocco @ 1.70 odds.
Over 2 goals @ 1.69 odds.
