Raja Casablanca secured a hard-fought victory in the opening match of the 2013 Club World Cup against Auckland City, a New Zealand club, with a final score of 2-1. Mouhssine Iajour and Abdelilah Hafidi scored for Raja Casablanca, while Roy Krishna scored for Auckland City. The match was played in front of nearly 40,000 supporters at the Grand Stade d’Agadir, creating a heated atmosphere. Raja Casablanca’s coach, Faouzi Benzarti, is already looking ahead to the quarter-finals, where his team will face the Mexican club Monterrey, and he is optimistic about their chances based on the performance in the opening match.
