The coach has announced the first eleven against Morocco by putting captain Cristiano on the side bench. Gonzalo Ramos, who became the team’s winning captain with a hat-trick in the game against Switzerland, will be the replacement.
It was news that Cristiano publicly expressed his displeasure at being sent off. There were also reports that the player is returning home after boycotting the subsequent games of the World Cup.
Denying this, the 37-year-old actor later came forward. The star’s reply was that it is now important to achieve heights in the World Cup and is not paying attention to anything else.
At the same time, it is certain that two of the defensive players who were as solid as a fortress against Spain will not be in the Morocco line-up. Naif Aguird and Nusair Mazrouei are out due to injuries. Instead, Yahya Atiyatullah and Jawad Alyamiq will arrive. Captain Rumain Sais and midfielder Sufyan Amrabat were also injured but the coach clarified that it was not serious.