Morocco Coach Promises Strong Comeback After World Cup Quarter-Final Exit

Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi says his team will come back stronger after their 2-0 World Cup quarter-final defeat to France. Despite the disappointment, he believes Morocco can continue improving and aims to build a team capable of winning the World Cup, with a focus on the 2030 tournament, which Morocco will co-host.

Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouahbi has vowed that his team will return stronger after their FIFA World Cup quarter-final defeat to France, saying the Atlas Lions will continue building for future success, including the 2030 World Cup which Morocco will co-host.
Morocco's hopes of reaching another World Cup semi-final ended on Thursday after a 2-0 defeat to France at Gillette Stadium near Boston.
The result repeated the same scoreline from the teams' semi-final meeting at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The win sent France into the semi-finals, while Morocco's impressive World Cup campaign came to an end.
Despite the disappointment, Ouahbi praised the quality of the French team.
He described France as one of the strongest national teams in world football, noting that they have reached the last two World Cup finals and possess exceptional talent.

He admitted that losing in the quarter-finals was painful but stressed that the team must accept the result and learn from it.
The coach said Morocco has shown that it can compete with the world's best teams and will continue working hard to improve.

Before the match, he had said he would not consider a quarter-final finish as a success because the team's objective was to go even further.
He insisted that Morocco wants to continue growing with the ultimate goal of winning the FIFA World Cup in the future.

The coach believes the experience gained during this tournament will help strengthen the team as it continues its long-term development.
He expressed confidence that Morocco can build on its recent World Cup performances and achieve even greater success in the years ahead.