Morocco boss Walid Regragui insists his side can shatter Scotland at the World Cup again....just like they did 28 years ago.
Scotland face a rematch against two of the teams they faced in their previous Finals appearances in France in 1998.
A humbling 3-0 defeat by Morocco in Saint-Etienne remains the last match Scotland played at the tournament.
And Regragui - who guided the African nation to the semi-finals in Qatar in 2022 - is determined to make more history in the USA.
He said: "All Moroccans are thinking about the 1998 World Cup. We have Brazil and Scotland in our group, which is almost the same group as back then.
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"We hope for the same outcome as the last time we played Scotland.
"We are participating in the World Cup for the third time in a row and we have the experience, but we have the utmost respect for all competitors and we must work to make our fans happy.
"Why not make history again?
"I think things will be a bit complicated this time. It will be difficult to repeat the achievement of 2022, firstly because the Moroccan team in the Qatar World Cup was supported by Arab fans as if it were playing on its home ground.
"And secondly, because we were almost hidden - no one seemed to take any notice of us until we reached the semis.
"But now I think the competing teams know us well and expect us to repeat the same achievement, and this makes our task more difficult.
"We are a hard-working team, and we are very happy to have qualified for the World Cup and we will compete against top teams like Brazil.
"All eyes will be on us this time. Many teams will prepare themselves to face us and things will certainly be very different from what they were three years ago. But we will try to go as far as possible.
"It's very important to stress to the players that all games are equal and not to just concentrate on the match against Brazil.
"Our first objective is to qualify from the group. And then go on to make more history again."
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