Morocco's loss to France opens the door for criticism of coach Wahbi's selections.

While football followers in Morocco were hoping for a victory over the French national team and a qualification to the semi-finals of the World Cup, thus avenging the defeat in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the national team did not perform to the expectations of the Moroccan fans. The "Roosters" dominated most of the match before finishing it with a clean two-goal victory, and the result could have been harsher if it weren't for the brilliance of goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, who saved the "Lions" from several clear goals.

Analysts of the "World Cup Studio" program broadcast by Hespress believe that the Moroccan team did not present a performance in this match that justifies continuing their World Cup adventure and overcoming a French team that is one of the top contenders for the title. They consider that national coach Mohamed Wahbi did not succeed in managing the course of the match.

Hicham El Amrani, a former international player, expressed his shock at the modest performance displayed by the "Atlas Lions" in the match, confirming that the loss to France was expected given the number of stars in the French team and their consistency in performance. He pointed out that "France played against goalkeeper Bounou, not against a complete team."

El Amrani noted that the Moroccan team's struggle to play the ball out against Canada led coach Wahbi to revert Mazraoui to center-back, while also indicating that this choice created defensive problems on the left side where Mazraoui was excelling, especially with the presence of French winger Ousmane Dembélé, which caused an imbalance in the national team's back line. He emphasized that it would have been better to stabilize Mazraoui's position and bring in Marouane Saadane or Ridouane Hellal alongside Issa Diop in central defense.

He attributed this choice to the average performance shown by defender Hellal in the Canada match, indicating that he struggled to play the ball under pressure, along with his confusion that sometimes led to delays in reacting appropriately. He pointed out that the team did not need to build attacks from the back in this match, given the "Roosters'" proficiency in applying high pressure, but rather to utilize long balls that could have troubled the opponent's defense.