ADELAIDE: Morocco's presence in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup is a dream come true for the tournament debutants, and a clash with a much-fancied France side makes Tuesday's (Aug 8) game a particularly special occasion for their coach. Reynald Pedros, 51, is a former France international midfielder w
ADELAIDE: Morocco's presence in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup is a dream come true for the tournament debutants, and a clash with a much-fancied France side makes Tuesday's game a particularly special occasion for their coach.
He won back-to-back UEFA Champions League titles in charge of Lyon, with a side containing the likes of Wendie Renard, Eugenie Le Sommer, Selma Bacha and Amel Majri - who will all feature for France in Adelaide on Tuesday. "Football is surprising. If you had said to me when he left Lyon that we would meet again in the last 16 of the World Cup, especially with him in charge of Morocco, I would not have believed it.
"He has brought great experience, stability and a winning mentality," Nassim El Kerf, a journalist with the Moroccan news website Le Desk, told AFP.
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