World Cup Only a few hours remain until the start of the 2026 World Cup, and there are still some uncertainties regarding the availability of the 26 players called up by certain countries. Fortunately, this is not the case for Portugal, which is working with all players fit. In total, since the moment the coaches announced the names that will represent their countries in the World Cup until this Thursday, June 11, 16 teams have confirmed that changes have been made to their rosters. Today, it was Morocco’s turn, which was forced to release Nayef Aguerd, a center-back from Marseille, and Abde Ezzalzouli, a forward from Betis, both due to injury, but they already have replacements. However, the substitutes who initially missed a call from their coach are not just filling in. One only needs to remember Ricardinho in 2002: the midfielder was called up at the last minute by Luiz Felipe Scolari after Emerson’s injury and ended up becoming a World Champion with Brazil, playing in three matches.
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