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Dec 6, 2022 at 3pm UK

Education City Stadium

Morocco
0 - 0
Spain

Saiss (90')

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Laporte (77')

Morocco win 3-0 on penalties

Morocco vs. Spain: How do both squads compare ahead of World Cup clash?

By Adepoju Marvellous

Published: December 5 2022 | 22:55

Last updated: December 6 2022 | 09:17

Ahead of Tuesday's World Cup meeting between Morocco and Spain, Sports Mole looks at how both squads compare, including their most valuable and top-scoring players.

Twelve years on since their maiden world title in 2010, Spain will continue their quest to go all the way in the 2022 FIFA World Cup when they face off against Morocco in Tuesday's last-16 clash at the Education City Stadium.

Despite falling to a 2-1 defeat against Japan in their final group-stage fixture, Luis Enrique's men managed to qualify as runners-up in Group E.

On the other hand, Walid Regragui's men claimed a second consecutive victory in Qatar by beating Canada 2-1 to finish top of Group F with seven points from a possible nine.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the squads of Morocco and Spain weigh up against each other ahead of Tuesday's contest.

MOROCCO

Morocco players pose for a team group photo before the match in September 2022 © Reuters

Most valuable player:
Achraf Hakimi (£56.3m)

Overall squad value:
£209m

Most capped player:
Romain Saiss (69)

Leading goalscorer:
Hakim Ziyech (19)

Total caps:
568

Total goals:
73

Oldest player:
Munir Mohamedi (33)

Youngest player:
Bilal El Khannous (18)

Average age:
26.2

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Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Sevilla), Munir (Al-Wehda), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad)

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich), Romain Saiss (Besiktas), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham), Achraf Dari (Brest), Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid), Yahia Attiat-Allah (Wydad), Badr Benoun (Qatar SC)

Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina), Selim Amallah (Standard Liege), Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria), Azzedine Ounahi (Angers), Bilel El Khanouss (Genk), Yahya Jabrane (Wydad)

Forwards: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla), Sofiane Boufal (Angers), Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse), Abde Ezzalzouli (Osasuna), Anass Zaroury (Burnley), Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers), Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Ittihad), Walid Cheddira (SSC Bari)

SPAIN

Spain players pose for a team group photo before the match in September 2022 © Reuters

Most valuable player:
Pedri (£86.6m)

Overall squad value:
£760.0m

Most capped player:
Sergio Busquets (141)

Leading goalscorer:
Alvaro Morata (30)

Total caps:
780

Total goals:
88

Oldest player:
Sergio Busquets (34)

Youngest player:
Gavi (18)

Average age:
25.4

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Goalkeepers: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Robert Sanchez (Brighton), David Raya (Brentford)

Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Eric Garcia (Barcelona), Hugo Guillamon (Valencia), Pau Torres (Villarreal), Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Jose Gaya (Valencia)

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Rodri (Manchester City), Gavi (Barcelona), Carlos Soler (Paris St-Germain), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Pedri Gonzalez (Barcelona), Koke (Atletico Madrid)

Forwards: Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Pablo Sarabia (Paris St Germain), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), Ansu Fati (Barcelona)