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Someone would think that Group B is one of the most predictable in the World Cup, but the reality might be slightly different. In the first match of this group, Morocco will play against Iran on Friday. The two teams know that with Spain and Portugal in the group, the chances for qualification are minimal. However, let's take a look at what can go differently.
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Morocco might not be very well-known to the general public, but they are one of the teams that are most likely to cause an upset. They might be lacking a fearsome name in the offense, and their goalkeeper is not anything great either. However, they have a lot of quality in the midfield and the defense as well. Their best player is Juventus' defender Mehdi Benatia, who will surely lock down their back line. Morocco's midfield consists of a lot of players who are currently playing in France, Germany and the Netherlands. Players like Ziyech, El Ahmady, Harit, and Belhanda will cause problems to the opposing defenses. Moreover, they have a great coach in Herve Renard, who has a great bio when coaching other African teams, as he has captured the Copa Africa twice in the past.
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On the other hand, we have Iran, who is considered to be the weakest team in the Group. Iran easily finished at the top of their qualifying group without losing a single match (6-0-4). They had South Korea, Syria, Uzbekistan, China and Qatar in their group, and even though they scored just ten goals in 10 matches, they conceded only two in the process. They have also done a great job in their warm-up friendlies over the past eight months or so, but they have played against similar teams. They might be lacking the big names on their roster, but their biggest asset is their coach, Carlos Queiroz. He was the assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson in Manchester United for numerous years, and he has also coached Real Madrid.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/soccer/world-cup/matchup/932233">Mor… vs Iran 2018 World Cup Match-Up</a></span>
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Morocco World Cup Roster<br />
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<b>Goalkeepers:</b> Mounir Mohamedi (Numancia), Yassine Bounou (Girona), Ahmad Reda Tagnaouti (Ittihad Tanger) <b>Defenders:</b> Mehdi Benatia (Juventus), Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Manuel Da Costa (Basaksehir), Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahce), Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid), Hamza Mendyl (Lille) <b>Midfielders:</b> Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord), Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen), Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord), Younes Belhanda (Galatasaray), Faycal Fajr (Getafe), Amine Harit (Schalke) <b>Forwards:</b> Khalid Boutaib (Malatyaspor), Aziz Bouhaddouz (St. Pauli), Ayoub El Kaabi (Renaissance Berkane), Nordin Amrabat (Leganes), Mehdi Carcela (Standard Liege), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax), Youssef En Nesyri (Malaga)
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Iran World Cup Roster<br />
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<b>23-man final squad:</b> Alireza Beiranvand, Rashid Mazaheri, Amir Abedzadeh; Ramin Rezaeian, Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh, Morteza Pouraliganji, Pejman Montazeri, Seyed Majid Hosseini, Milad Mohammadi, Roozbeh Cheshmi; Saeid Ezatolahi, Masoud Shojaei, Saman Ghoddos, Mahdi Torabi, Ashkan Dejagah, Omid Ebrahimi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Vahid Amiri; Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Karim Ansarifard, Mehdi Taremi, Sardar Azmoun, Reza Ghoochannejhad
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