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Achraf Hakimi is a doubt for Morocco's crunch tie with Belgium on Sunday, after suffering a thigh injury against Croatia in Wednesday's drab 0-0 drawn in Qatar.
The PSG right-back felt a niggle in the back of his thigh, but was able to see out the rest of the second half, but now faces a race to be fit enough with the clash with Belgium on Sunday fast approaching.
Morocco boss Walid Regragui has a ready-made replacement in the form of Bayern Munich right-back Noussair Mazraoui, but he left the game against Croatia on a stretcher, leaving the Atlas Lions with a selection headache.
Achraf Hakimi (R) is a doubt for Morocco's clash with Belgium on Sunday in Group F
French outlet GFFO reported that there is cause for concern, and should Hakimi miss his side's meeting with Roberto Martinez's Belgium, there will only be another four days until the final group tie with Canada.
Canada fell agonisingly short of a win against Belgium in their opening clash, only for Divock Origi to punish
