Morocco’s injured midfielder Harit joins teammates at World Cup

Amine Harit will proceed to obtain therapy for his knee damage whereas in Qatar to look at the semifinal in opposition to France.

Morocco's Amine Harit in motion in opposition to Iran within the 2018 World Cup in St Petersburg, Russia [File: Dylan Martinez/Reuters]

Morocco midfielder Amine Harit – initially chosen to play on the World Cup however injured one week earlier than the beginning of the event – has arrived in Qatar to be along with his teammates in a present of solidarity forward of their essential semifinal match in opposition to France on Wednesday.

Harit, 25, was welcomed by teammates on Monday, a number of of whom posted footage with him on social media. He has moved in with the squad at their base in Doha and can proceed his therapy for a knee damage with the Moroccan workforce’s medical employees.

Morocco’s captain Romain Saiss posted a photograph on Instagram that includes him and Harit, writing: “Lastly amongst us … Might God heal you … This journey can be yours.”

Harit additionally posted photos on social media of him reuniting with squad members.

❤️❤️ https://t.co/1C2v45yk5b

— Amine Harit (@Amine_000) December 12, 2022

 

Simply days earlier than he was resulting from depart for the World Cup, Harit suffered a critical cruciate ligament sprain in his left knee taking part in a membership match for Olympique de Marseille in opposition to Monaco in Ligue 1 on November 13.

Most of Harit’s teammates had already landed in Qatar when he sustained the damage, which noticed him carried off the pitch on a stretcher. The photographs of the badly injured Harit broke Moroccan hearts and native media retailers had been flooded with messages of assist from his teammates getting ready for his or her World Cup marketing campaign in Qatar.

“As you possibly can think about, past the bodily ache, it’s exhausting to see the World Cup dream fly by just a few hours earlier than having the ability to stay it,” an injured Harit mentioned on Twitter at the moment.

On Tuesday Harit posted: “The Dream” adopted by a coronary heart emoji and a Morocco flag.

The Dream ❤️🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/lAhaGAz1aD

— Amine Harit (@Amine_000) December 12, 2022