{"id":46788,"date":"2025-06-09T20:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T20:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/wydad-train-in-build-up-to-fifa-club-world-cup"},"modified":"2025-06-09T20:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T20:42:15","slug":"wydad-train-in-build-up-to-fifa-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/wydad-train-in-build-up-to-fifa-club-world-cup","title":{"rendered":"Wydad train in build-up to FIFA Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Wydad SC are putting the finishing touches to their preparations ahead of the inaugural version of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan giants, who qualified for the tournament by winning the CAF Champions League in 2022, have been drawn in Group G along with Manchester City of the English Premier League, UAE Pro League side Al Ain and &#8216;The Old Lady&#8217;, Juventus of Italy.<\/p>\n<p>They come into the tournament on the back of two narrow defeats to Spanish side Sevilla and FC Porto of Portugal in club friendlies.<\/p>\n<p>But they did beat second-tier Stade Marocain 2-1 in the last 16 of Morocco&#8217;s Excellence Cup last Tuesday, their most recent outing, and it&#8217;s generally recognised that new coach Mohamed Amine Benhachem has made a positive start with &#8216;The Red Castle&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Wydad kick off their campaign at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 18th June against Pep Guardiola&#8217;s City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. 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