Morocco loses World Cup match, but handsome coach has fans swooning

Morocco may have been defeated by Iran in their World Cup opener match after a calamitous own goal by Aziz Bouhaddouz, but the spotlight shone more positively on one member of the team - more specifically, Morocco's coach, Herve Renard.

The 49-year-old Frenchman set social media alight with comments on his swarthy good looks as he paced the sidelines of Friday's match.

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Renard, who boasts dirty blonde hair, chiselled features and a designer stubble, has been compared to Game of Thrones' dashing Jaime Lannister (played by Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey, and even a Disney Prince.

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But sorry ladies, the football manager is already taken. He's married to African Vivan Dièye - the widow of former Senegal coach Bruno Metsu, according to reports.

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