PSG and Morocco star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in a rape case, as confirmed by a French appeals court on Friday.
The decision by the Versailles appeals court was released only hours before Morocco's second Group C clash against Scotland.
Hakimi faced preliminary charges of rape in March 2023, when a 24-year-old woman accused him of raping her at his home in a Paris suburb.
His lawyer, Fanny Collin, stated that the multitude of exculpatory elements uncovered during the investigation and judicial inquiry would have led to the dismissal of the proceedings in any other case.
Hakimi has defended himself on X, stating that he is an easy target due to his popularity and that he has been waiting for this trial since the first day.
