Morocco 'behind' captain Hakimi amid rape case

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi said the team are "behind" captain Achraf Hakimi and that the player is "very relaxed" after a French appeals court confirmed Friday that he will stand trial in a rape case.

Hakimi captained Morocco in their 1-0 World Cup win over Scotland in Foxborough on Friday on the day the announcement came from the France appeals court.

The defender had appealed a February decision by an investigative judge. That ruling followed recommendations from public prosecutors that Hakimi should face trial.