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Morocco coach Ouahbi vows team will come back stronger after World Cup exit

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Morocco's head coach Mohamed Ouahbi gestures during the 2026 World Cup quarter-final match vs France at Boston Stadium in Foxborough on July 9, 2026. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi promised that his team will bounce back from their World Cup quarter-final exit against France on Thursday and keep building as they prepare to co-host the next tournament in 2030.

The Atlas Lions were hoping to at least match their historic run to the semi-finals in Qatar in 2022, but once again their World Cup hopes were ended by Les Bleus.

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