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Morocco at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy along with the official match ball of the tournament. (FIFA)
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy along with the official match ball of the tournament. (FIFA)
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Morocco at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy along with the official match ball of the tournament. (FIFA)
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy along with the official match ball of the tournament. (FIFA)

Statbox on Morocco at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023:

FIFA ranking: 72 (as of June 9)

Nickname: Lionesses of Atlas

Coach: Reynald Pedros

How they qualified:

Morocco have qualified as one of the four semi-finalists of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which served as Africa's qualification event for the World Cup.

They beat Botswana and record 11-time winners Nigeria in the quarter- and semi-finals, respectively, before losing to South Africa 2-1 in the final.

Previous tournaments:

Morocco have never previously played at the World Cup.

Prospects:

Morocco are the lowest-ranked side in Group H alongside Colombia, South Korea and two-times champions Germany, as well as second-lowest of all the teams that qualified for the tournament (ahead of only Zambia, ranked 77th).

As the only debutants in their group, Morocco's best bet to score points will be against their least experienced opponents at this stage, Colombia, who previously played at the World Cup once and whom they face in the third game.

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Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold hasn't returned to team training yet after of a hamstring injury and could miss next week's Champions League game against Real Madrid, manager Arne Slot said Friday.
The England international was ruled out for Sunday's Premier League match at last-place Southampton. He was substituted off in the 25th minute of Liverpool's 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Nov. 9.
Liverpool, which sits atop the standings in both competitions, expects to be without goalkeeper Alisson Becker and forward Diogo Jota at least through the Madrid game Wednesday at Anfield.
At a news conference, Slot was asked about the trio's availability for both midweek and next Sunday's showdown with title rival Manchester City, The Associated Press reported.
“The last few days of recovery are always the ones that are the most tricky because then they have to go from isolated training sessions to where it's a group training session, and that is always the most difficult one,” Slot said. “It's difficult to judge now and to tell you now it's going to be one, two, three days or a bit longer. The only thing I can say is that with Alisson and with Jota, I don't expect them to be available for that game. With Trent, it's going to be in between.”
Alexander-Arnold will be training with the full team “soon,” the manager said.
Alisson has a hamstring injury. Liverpool hasn't specified Jota's problem but the Portugal forward hasn't played since Oct. 20 when he left in the 30th minute of a 2-1 win over Chelsea. That was after a collision with a Chelsea defender.
Slot confirmed that Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is “completely OK.” The center back returned from international duty with the Netherlands after playing in a 4-0 win over Hungary that clinched a Nations League quarterfinals spot. The Dutch played Bosnia and Herzegovina a few days later.