Morocco's national football team defeated, Tuesday in Casablanca, Uzbekistan 2-0 in a friendly match held to prepare for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, MAP news agency reported. Ayoub Kaabi scored the first goal (4th minute) with the help of his teammate Hakim Ziyech while defender Marouane Da Costa did the same three minutes before the end of the game's first half. The match was an opportunity for the Atlas Lions to better their performance before the international competition, scheduled for June of the current year. Four days before, the Moroccan team successfully defeated Serbia (2-1) in a another friendly match hosted by Turin, Italy.