Morocco left waiting on Ezzalzouli's fitness ahead of World Cup opener versus Brazil

[p]The Real [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Betis[/a] forward sustained the injury to his right knee during Sunday's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/morocco-IDKYO3R8/norway-8rP6JO0H/?mid=OAt8UvFb"]1-1 draw[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] in a pre-tournament friendly and had to be helped off the pitch.[/p][p]"[b]Everyone is waiting for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ez-abde/YRiVcQ3T/"]Ezzalzouli[/a]'s test results to determine the severity of his injury and to know if he'll recover in time for the World Cup[/b]," said the source.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a] play five-time world champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brazil-I9l9aqLq/morocco-IDKYO3R8/?mid=b5JayTEd"]in their opening match[/a] in East Rutherford on Saturday. They will also face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/fZRU25WH/"]Scotland[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/haiti/nk4v10Z1/"]Haiti[/a] in Group C.[/p][embed guid="e07b4071-0465-4f8d-bf6b-fa00a2b59722" url="https://x.com/garyalsmith/status/2063994570824630458?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]According to the source, team officials "[b]need to wait 48 hours to know the details of the injury before taking a decision[/b]."[/p][p]However, reports of Ezzalzouli being sidelined for three to four weeks, or even missing the World Cup entirely, were dismissed as "speculation".[/p][p]Morocco also have concerns over the fitness of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mazraoui-noussair/2ajowGAq/"]Noussair Mazraoui[/a], who hurt his shoulder in the game against Norway.[/p]