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World Cup 2022: Morocco call winger Anass Zaroury into squad

Morocco boss Walid Regragui has called Burnley winger Anass Zaroury into his World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured Amine Harit.

Forward Harit, 24, suffered knee ligament damage while playing for Marseille on Sunday and has been ruled out of the finals in Qatar.

Zaroury was born in Mechelen and has never played for Morocco, having turned out for Belgium's Under-21 side as recently as September.

The 22-year-old could now be in line to play for the Atlas Lions against the country of his birth in Group F, where Morocco also face Croatia and Canada.