Club World Cup 2025: Wydad's likely lineup against Man City

For their baptism of fire in the 2025 Club World Cup, Wydad will take on Manchester City on Wednesday, June 18, in a clash set for Lincoln Financial Field.

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After an impressive transfer window, the Casablanca club will look to field a competitive team capable of standing toe-to-toe with Man City and Juventus, and to snatch three crucial points against Al Ain.

Against the Manchester giants, coach Mohamed Amine Benhachem is expected to start the following eleven:

Goalkeeper: El Motie Youssef.

Defenders: Harkass Jamal, Moufi Fahd, Bart Meijers, and Bouchta Ayoub.

Midfielders: Moubarik El Mehdi, Zemraoui Oussama, and Aziz Ki Stéphane.

Forwards: Lorch Thaembinkosi, Amrabat Nordin, and Omar Alsomah.

Wydad's fixture list at the 2025 Club World Cup

Wednesday, June 18

Group G: Manchester City vs Wydad AC (Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 12:00 EDT/16:00 GMT)

Sunday, June 22

Group G: Juventus vs Wydad AC (Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field – 12:00 EDT/16:00 GMT)

Thursday, June 26

Group G: Wydad AC vs Al Ain (Washington DC, Audi Field – 15:00 EDT/19:00 GMT)

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.