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Morocco could win the World Cup - and it Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech is a good omen

talksport.com, 14 December 2022, 13:13
Morocco have been one of the stories of the 2022 World Cup and an astonishing omen suggests they will go on and beat France and Argentina to win it.

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They have been resolute in defence - conceding just one goal at the tournament - and take the few chances they get, which has enabled them to get this far in the tournament.

Now, they will be buoyed by the omen on their side, relating to star man Hakim Ziyech, shirt numbers and the year the World Cup is played in.

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In 2014, Chelsea's number 14 was Andre Schurrle, who was a Germany international and was part of the team that won the World Cup that year.

He scored twice in the semi-final win over Brazil and assisting Mario Gotze's goal in the final success over Argentina.

In 2018, Chelsea's number 18 was Olivier Giroud, who had a crucial role in France's World Cup success.

Even though he didn't net a single goal; he was influential in linking the attack together and allowing Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann to flourish.

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The same could apply to the 2022 tournament where Ziyech wears Chelsea's number 22 and is an important part of the Morocco team.

If you wanted to take the omen further, while Juan Mata didn't play for Chelsea when he won the World Cup in 2010, he did wear the No.10 shirt when he pitched up in London in 2011.

Ziyech's success at the tournament in Qatar has been a little surprising.

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He has been a bit-part player at Chelsea for the past year, struggling to make an impact under Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter.

There is a belief he could leave the club as early as the January transfer window, with multiple Serie A clubs interested.

But he could leave with a World Cup winners' medal if the omen is correct again…

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