Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Sunday, 14 June 2026, 09:21 / Updated on Sunday, 14 June 2026 09:21
The Moroccan national team drew a point with Brazil, 1-1, and the selector Mohamed Ouahbi is already dreaming very far.
What a good game and a decent result means against one of the great powers of the world, Brazil! Suddenly, Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi has become very optimistic and believes that his team has the ability to surpass the performance of the previous final tournament, that 4th place in Qatar.
Speaking to reporters during the post-match press conference, an extremely pleased, beaming Ouahbi remarked: “What makes me really proud is that we are bold enough to play and demand the ball under pressure. This is an excellent quality that we have. It was a good match. One point is ok and we will improve. I set out to reach the final”.
Ismael Saibari: “We had many opportunities in a good match”
Midfielder Ismael Saibari, who opened the scoring against Brazil, expressed his great disappointment that his national team failed to win the match. “I'm really sorry. But if you miss the chances you create, you can't claim to win against one of the great teams in the world.
That's the way things are. We had many chances in a good game. In the end, though, we can't dwell on it. There are many things that will help us in the next matches”, commented Dennis Man's teammate from PSV Eindhoven.
Ismael Saibari is close to a transfer to Bayern Munich
His superb goal, in the 21st minute, could complicate the negotiations between Bayern and PSV for his transfer – writes Sky Sports Germany. With 15 goals and eight assists in the Eredivisie last season, the versatile Moroccan forward is one of the targets of Bayern coach Vincent Kompany.
According to the latest reports in the German press, the two clubs are said to be close to an agreement on the transfer fee, which is expected to exceed 50 million euros.
