Raja and Auckland opened the World Cup with Bayern as the favorite

Raja Casablanca, set host, and Auckland City open tomorrow the Club World Cup , which takes place this time in the Moroccan cities of Marrakesh and Agadir , and in part as the favorite Bayern Munich from Spanish Pep Guardiola.

The Raja attempt to assert its status as home team to get into the quarter-finals and become the first Mexican rival Monterrey, CONCACAF champions .

The Moroccan box arrives , however , after the seizure that led to the dismissal two weeks of technical Mohamed Fakhir and appointment of Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti ago.

Your situation seems complicated but its potential is much higher than ocean champions Auckland City who runs the Spanish Ramon Tribulietx , has also lost some of its key players, who have been transferred to other computers.

Tribulietx acknowledged that participate for the fifth time in the Club World Cup is an honor for the club and the Raja by potential be a very difficult opponent to beat .

" We have prepared well and hope that the experience of past years help us. Know what we have to do team and we want to do well. 's A big thing for us to be here ," said the Spanish coach

The winner of this match will play one of the two quarter -final against Mexico's Monterrey , while the other match of the round you will play the Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande of Marcello Lippi , and African , Egyptian Al Ahly .

The two favorites for the title will not come into action until the semifinals. Atletico Mineiro Brazilian , who won the Copa Libertadores , plays the key part of Monterrey , which forecasts confirm if you can give an American duel.

Bayern , launched in the Bundesliga and the Champions League is the great contender to inherit the throne of fellow Brazilian Corinthians , who won at the end of last year at Chelsea .

Pep Guardiola The box is even more stronger than European champion with Jupp Heynckes , with a more settled and block reinforcements of the highest level , or even lower injury was crowned by men like Arjen Robben should diminish one iota favoritism .

None of the participants in this year teams have won the World Club , whose palmares dominate the Corinthians with two titles with Barcelona and Pep Guardiola on the bench.