Morocco

Manchester City are paying £85.6m for a player they've never seen in the Premier League. This article sets out what that fee actually buys, why City are trading midfielders in both directions this summer, and…

For half an hour in Boston this looked like the night Morocco had been building towards, and Kylian Mbappe had handed it to them. He missed a penalty, France laboured, and a well-drilled Morocco side sat…

A goalless first half can flatter the side hanging on, and for forty-five minutes Canada looked as though they might make their home World Cup last a little longer. Then Morocco remembered they were the better…

The Netherlands were a minute from the last 16 and ninety from the airport, and football chose the airport. This piece looks at the round-of-32 night Morocco refused to lose, snatching a stoppage-time…

Haiti were already out and had nothing to protect, which is exactly what made them dangerous. This covers a six-goal Group C finale in Atlanta, the two leads Haiti held and the Wilson Isidor strike that lit it…

Scotland's first World Cup in a generation has hit a critical juncture. After 70 seconds in Boston, their plans were already unravelling. This piece looks at the penalty controversy, the failure to build…

This piece covers the confirmation thatAchraf Hakimiwill stand trial for rape in France, as announced by prosecutors in Nanterre. We examine the legal background, Hakimi's public response, and the potential…

Brazil arrived at the expanded 48-team World Cup as one of the tournament's most-fancied sides, yet their Group C opener in New York offered a sobering reminder that this Morocco side are no soft touch. We…