2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 Spain vs Morocco: Preview, Team News, Possible Line Ups, and Prediction


2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 Spain vs Morocco: Preview, Team News, Possible Line Ups, and Prediction

Pedri and Hakim Ziyech

Morocco is up against Spain in their round-of-16 fixture on Tuesday. The fun fact about the clash is that both countries reside on different continents but are separated hardly by 10 miles. Morocco became the First Nation in the 21st century to top their group in the World Cup with two wins against Canada and Mighty Belgium and a draw against Croatia to achieve that feat.

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After gaining momentum with their win against Costa Rica and a draw against Germany, Spain had a pretty lackluster performance against Japan, from whom they lost after taking the lead through Alvaro Morata. The second half of the game was termed “dismantled” and “collapsed” by boss Luis Enrique after the game in an interview.

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2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 Spain vs Morocco: Team news

A significant blow for the Moroccans will be first-choice goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, who was taken off the squad in their second-last match, where they beat Belgium by 2-0. He returned to the starting lineup again in their game against Canada, but his fitness will be something the medical team will undoubtedly look upon in their round of 16 ties versus Spain.

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On the other hand, Spain has a fully fit squad that’ll be deputized at manager Luis Enriques’s disposal. After the match against Costa Rica and Germany, there were a total of 5 changes made to follow a rotation and give other players a chance which will undoubtedly be looked upon as out of the five; four got substituted against the loss the team suffered from Japan.

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2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 Spain vs Morocco: Possible lineup

Spain (4-3-3):

 Simon;

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Carvajal, Rodri, Laporte, Alba;

Pedri, Busquets, Gavi;

F Torres, Morata, Olmo.

Morocco (4-3-3):

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 Bounou;

Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazraoui;

Ounahi, Amrabat, Sabiri;

Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal.

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2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 Spain vs Morocco: Prediction

Morocco has proven to become a solid defense to break. Considering the last goal scored against them was in august. During the World Cup qualification as well, they conceded a single goal. Alvaro Morata has been good for the country and will try to find the ball in the back of the net to ensure his team qualifies for the quarter-final. The predicted score should remain in favor of Spain at 2-0.

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