Rachid Alioui will not join the Atlas Lions for the 2018 World Cup, scheduled for June in Russia. The Moroccan international striker had undergone a surgery on Wednesday and «cannot participate to the World Cup in Russia», says daily newspaper L'Equipe. Rachid Alioui a été opéré aujourd'hui d'une rupture d'un tendon de l'ischio-jambier. Il sera absent plusieurs mois. Le Nîmes Olympique lui souhaite un bon rétablissement et compte sur lui en @Ligue1Conforama la saison prochaine. pic.twitter.com/ysQOAH59VX — Nîmes Olympique (@nimesolympique) 16 mai 2018 The Moroccan footballer «will be absent for several months», according to his club, Nîmes Olympique. The French-born Moroccan football has scored 17 goals with his team during this season. According to So Foot magazine : Rachid Alioui is «the author of a remarkable season, which largely contributed to the rise of Nîmes Olympique in League 1».