Morocco will face the Netherlands in the FIFA World Cup round of 16. Three players born in the Netherlands—Mazraoui, Salah-Eddine, and Amrabat—are expected to play, but Morocco's coach Walid Regragui does not believe their personal histories will have an impact.

Regragui stated that facing a country that "also gave them something, and it is equally important" is indeed a "very strange feeling," but he believes Mazraoui, Salah-Eddine, and Amrabat are, first and foremost, Moroccan and want to win with Morocco: "They are very lucid, very calm and composed." Like the former Bayern player Mazraoui, Salah-Eddine and Amrabat also came through the youth academies of Dutch clubs. Salah-Eddine even played for the Netherlands at the U-21 level.

Regragui, who was born in the Brussels metropolitan area, also understands the players' feelings: "Belgium is an important country to me. Only when Belgium plays against Morocco will I not support them."Regragui also said this does not mean he does not love the country where he was born.

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