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Morocco have been forced to make two late changes to their World Cup squad after injuries ruled out forward Abde Ezzalzouli and defender Nayef Aguerd.<\/b><\/p>\n
Angers attacker Amine Sbai, 23, and 34-year-old Marwane Saadane, who plays for Al-Fateh in Saudi Arabia, have been brought in to replace the pair.<\/p>\n
Real Betis’ Ezzalzouli, 24, is set to miss four to six weeks with a knee injury suffered in a collision with team-mate Chadi Riad in Sunday’s 1-1 warm-up draw<\/a> with Norway. <\/p>\n Former West Ham centre-back Aguerd, 30, has struggled with a groin problem and last played for his current club Marseille on 4 March.<\/p>\n Morocco open their Group C campaign against Brazil on Saturday, 13 June, before they face Steve Clarke’s Scotland on 19 June in Boston, and Haiti in Atlanta on 24 June.<\/p>\n Captain Achraf Hakimi played 65 minutes against Norway after initial doubts about his fitness to play in the tournament.<\/p>\n The Paris St-Germain full-back, 27, suffered a thigh injury in his side’s Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Bayern on 28 April<\/a>, but returned to play the whole of the final victory over Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Morocco’s squad also features Crystal Palace’s Riad and fellow defenders Noussair Mazraoui of Manchester United and Issa Diop of Fulham, Sunderland winger Chemsdine Talbi and Real Madrid attacker Brahim Diaz.<\/p>\n Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, previously of Manchester United, and ex-Leicester midfielder Bilal El Khannouss are also included, but former Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech misses out.<\/p>\n Morocco are currently seventh in the Fifa rankings and reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, losing to France<\/a>.<\/p>\n