From ‘avocado head’ to a phone call from the king in a hundred days: how Morocco’s Walid Regragui made the surprise of the World Cup

Whether they finish third or not, his name is already in gilded letters in the history books of African football. Walid Regragui (45), unknown to us, guided Morocco as the first African country ever to the last four of a World Cup. Breaking the glass ceiling. A story about ‘domestic’ and ‘foreign’ Moroccans, moving away from “a loser’s mentality” and a nickname that became a pet name.