{"id":10058,"date":"2026-04-05T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/achraf-hakimi-explains-spain-snub-for-morocco\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:00:00","slug":"achraf-hakimi-legt-uit-waarom-hij-spanje-afwees-voor-marokko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/achraf-hakimi-legt-uit-waarom-hij-spanje-afwees-voor-marokko\/","title":{"rendered":"Achraf Hakimi legt uit waarom hij Spanje afwees voor Marokko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Achraf Hakimi heeft gesproken over zijn cruciale beslissing om Marokko te vertegenwoordigen op het internationale toneel. Hij onthulde dat een oproep voor het Spaanse nationale elftal simpelweg \u201cniet goed voelde\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De verdediger van Paris Saint-Germain, geboren in Madrid uit Marokkaanse ouders, was een zeer gewilde speler. Hij bevestigde dat Spanje inderdaad contact met hem heeft opgenomen, maar zijn hart stond altijd vast: hij wilde spelen voor de Atlasleeuwen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpanje voelde niet goed,\u201d zei Hakimi eenvoudigweg. \u201cIk was duidelijk tegen hen. Ik vertelde hen dat mijn keuze Marokko was. Het was een beslissing die ik met mijn familie nam, en die uit het hart kwam. Ik heb nooit getwijfeld.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zijn toewijding aan Marokko is rijkelijk beloond. Hakimi was een sleutelfiguur in de historische campagne van het land naar de halve finales van het WK 2022 in Qatar, waar ze het eerste Afrikaanse team ooit werden dat dat stadium bereikte. Hij scoorde beroemd het winnende penalty in een dramatische shootout-overwinning tegen Spanje in de achtste finale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWanneer je dingen bereikt met het nationale team, staat het hele land achter je,\u201d legde Hakimi uit. \u201cDe liefde die ik van het Marokkaanse volk ontvang, is ongelooflijk. Het is een ander gevoel, en ik ben erg trots om hen te vertegenwoordigen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De reis van de 25-jarige begon in de jeugdopleiding van Real Madrid, maar hij benadrukt dat zijn internationale trouw nooit echt ter discussie stond. 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