{"id":499751,"date":"2026-07-08T08:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/?p=499751"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:46:27","slug":"mateta-on-chadi-riad-on-the-field-its-a-different-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/mateta-on-chadi-riad-on-the-field-its-a-different-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Mateta on Chadi Riad: &#8220;On the field, it&#8217;s a different story&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jean-Philippe Mateta could experience a unique duel during the quarter-final between France and Morocco. The French striker may indeed cross paths with Chadi Riad, his teammate at Crystal Palace, in a match that promises to be as intense as it is symbolic.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about this possible confrontation, Mateta emphasized the relationship he has with the Moroccan defender. &#8220;If I run into him, I will talk to him. He is a very good friend, a wonderful person,&#8221; said the French forward, highlighting the esteem he holds for the Lion of the Atlas.<\/p>\n<p>But once the whistle blows, friendship will have to give way to competition. Mateta made this clear: &#8220;But on the field, it&#8217;s a different story. May the best team win.&#8221; This statement perfectly encapsulates the mindset expected in this clash between two ambitious teams.<\/p>\n<p>For Chadi Riad as well as Jean-Philippe Mateta, this match could therefore have a special flavor. Between respect, friendship, and sporting rivalry, this duel within a duel could be one of the focal points of this France-Morocco encounter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean-Philippe Mateta could experience a unique duel during the quarter-final between France and Morocco. The French striker may indeed cross paths with Chadi Riad, his teammate at Crystal Palace, in a match that promises to be as intense as it is symbolic. When asked about this possible confrontation, Mateta emphasized the relationship he has with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[691,1],"tags":[],"maw_player":[],"class_list":["post-499751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world-cup","category-non-classifiee"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":499753,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499751\/revisions\/499753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499751"},{"taxonomy":"maw_player","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/maw_player?post=499751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}