- Title: FRANCE: SCOTLAND AND MOROCCO PREPARE FOR FINAL WORLD CUP GROUP MATCH.
- Date: 23rd June 1998
- Summary: ST ETIENNE, FRANCE (JUNE 22, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. SCOTLAND TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 2. COLIN CALDERWOOD, WHO RETURNED TO THE SQUAD AFTER TREATMENT IN BRITAIN FOR A BROKEN HAND SUSTAINED IN A PREVIOUS MATCH 3. COLIN HENDRY 4. JOHN COLLINS 5. MEDIA 6. PRACTICE MATCH IN PROGRESS 7. SCOTTISH COACH CRAIG BROWN 8. NEWS CONFERENCE 9. BROWN, ASKED IF HE WORRIES THAT AS BRAZIL HAVE ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR THE SECOND ROUND THEY WILL FIELD A WEAK TEAM AGAINST NORWAY AND AFFECT SCOTLAND'S CHANCES, SAYS: BRAZIL HAS A SQUAD OF 22 OUTSTANDING PLAYERS AND ANY PLAYERS THEY BRING IN WILL BE DETERMINED TO SHOW THE COACH, MR ZAGALLO, THAT THEY MERIT A PLACE IN THE STARTING TEAM, SO I WOULD THINK THAT BRAZIL, WHATEVER TEAM THEY PLAY, WILL HAVE A VERY STRONG SIDE (ENGLISH) 10. MOROCCO PLAYERS IN TRAINING SESSION 11. MOROCCO COACH HENRI MICHEL 12. MICHEL SAYS: WE HAVE SOME SMALL INJURIES. OUR GOALKEEPER BENEZEKRI HAS A PROBLEM WITH A FINGER, SABER HAS A LITTLE INJURY, BUT I WILL CHECK ALL OF THIS OUT AT THE HOTEL LATER AND TOMORROW MORNING TO SEE WHO IS 100 PER CENT FOR THE MATCH. I THINK WE ARE IN THE SAME POSITION (AS SCOTLAND). WE HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF POINTS. THERE IS ONE AIM FOR BOTH TEAMS AND THAT IS TO WIN THIS ENCOUNTER, KNOWING THAT THE WINNER WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO CONTINUE IN THIS WORLD CUP. WE MUST WAIT FOR THE RESULT OF THE BRAZIL-NORWAY GAME. WE ARE IN EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION. I DON'T THINK THAT SCOTLAND HAS MORE PRESSURE THAN MOROCCO OR MOROCCO MORE PRESSURE THAN SCOTLAND (FRENCH) 13. WIDE ANGLE NEWS CONFERENCE. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: ST ETIENNE, FRANCE
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- Country: France
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- Story Text: Scotland and Morocco go into their final World Cup Group A game knowing that the winner could go into the second round.
Each has a point and either would qualify if Norway, who have two, lose to already-qualified Brazil the same day.
Scotland have not reached the second round of the World Cup in seven previous attempts, while Morocco succeeded once -- in 1986.
The Scots lost 2-1 to Brazil and drew 1-1 with Norway and start as slight favourites in Saint Etienne on Tuesday against Morocco, who drew 2-2 with Norway and lost 3-0 to Brazil.
Coach Craig Brown said he had no fears that Brazil, who have already qualified for the second round, would field a weak team and allow Norway an easy game which could see them go through.
The Scots are hoping the world champions will at least draw that match to allow them to sneak through to the second round.
Morocco coach Henri Michel said he had a few minor injury problems in his squad.He said both teams were in the same position and suffering the same pressure.
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