Meet Nasser Larguet, the godfather of Morocco’s Football World Cup success The quiet godfather of Moroccan football has been viewing it all unfold from afar. Nasser Larguet, a thoughtful 64-year-old devoted to developing the match, may not be a globally renowned, but his work has been making waves. Fourteen years ago, at the request of the King of Morocco, Larguet took on a task to boost the nation’s football. He already had abundant skill in academies in France, and he set about making an elite production line for young capacity in Morocco. Football World Cup fans from all over the world can book Football World Cup tickets from our online platforms WorldWideTicketsandHospitality.com. Football fans can book France vs Morocco Tickets on our website at exclusively discounted prices.
When Morocco’s head trainer Walid Regragui directs his players out against France in the Football World Cup semi-final this evening, the roots of that moment date back to the months Larguet expended travelling across the state to find the most promising boys for the Mohammed VI Academy, a complex designed to produce top footballers. He viewed 15,000 children between the age of 10-15 in the process, whittling them down to select the first intake. Larguet, who hails from Sidi Slimane, a small agricultural city in the north of Morocco, is presently technical manager of the Saudi Arabia football squad. (The additional you learn about him, the more obvious it is a country as ambitious as Saudi would turn to him to lead their own football transformation.) He was with Saudi’s under-15s squad at a tournament in Spain when Morocco had their historic victory over Portugal to make it into the Football World Cup semi-finals. He viewed the game on television, overcome with emotion like a proud father.