Morocco knocks Spain out of World Cup in penalty shootout
The World Cup last-16 match between Morocco and Spain went into extra-time on Tuesday with the sides tied 0-0 after 90 minutes. Morocco made the best of only a few chances in the first half, including a close-range header by defender Nayef Aguirre that flew over while Marco Asensio hit the side-netting for Spain, who […]
Morocco and Spain were locked in a 0-0 deadlock at half-time in their World Cup last-16 clash on Tuesday as both sides struggled to create clear scoring chances. Spain at a raucous Education City stadium enjoyed much of the possession with Morocco content and waiting for their chances to counter-attack, to absorb the pressure. Halfway […]
Moroccan fans desperate to attend their country’s World Cup match against Spain broke through security cordons near the stadium on Wednesday, prompting riot police to push them back and block off the road, a Reuters reporter said. Many Moroccan fans were seeking rare tickets for the knockout game against 2010 champions Spain, hoping their team […]
The Moroccan embassy said on Twitter that it had handed out 500 tickets to Moroccans living in Qatar. The official Facebook page of the Moroccan football team said that FIFA had made 5,000 additional tickets available for Moroccan fans. Some are lucky, he says, having received tickets from the Moroccan Football Federation. One of them […]
Sam Adekungbe, Junior Hoilett and Jonathan Osorio start with midfielder Marc-Anthony Keough getting his first run-out of the tournament in Qatar. Teams: Canada: Milan Borjan (c), Alistair Johnson, Samuel Adekungbe, Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, Junior Hoilett, Tajon Buchanan, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Kyle Larrinne, Alphonso Davies, Jonathan Osorio Morocco: Yassin Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Nussair Mazroui, Sofiane Amrabat, […]
Brussels police said in a statement that, even before the end of the match, “dozens of people, some wearing hoodies, sought a confrontation with the police, which compromised public safety.” A spokesman said some fans were armed with sticks and a journalist was “injured by fireworks”. About a hundred police officers were mobilized, while residents […]
fifa world cup qatar 2022 Morocco beat Belgium 2-0 in World Cup Moroccan players celebrate after Morocco’s forward #14 Zakaria Abukhlal (unseen) scores his team’s second goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between Belgium and Morocco at Al-Thumama Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Doha Let’s celebrate (Photo by Manan […]
Belgium will qualify for the last 16 with a win and will hope for a much better performance than the win over Canada, which Martinez called “technically the worst” of his six years in charge. Belgium: Thibaut Courtois, Timothée Castagne, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Thomas Meunier, Axel Witsel, Amadou Onana, Thorgan Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne, […]