Doha : Qatar’s World Cup debacle becomes a sequel. Morocco, the African team, defeated Belgium, who are second in the FIFA rankings. Morocco is 22nd in the ranking list. The North African team overthrew Belgium with two unanswered goals. The win saw Morocco top Group F with four points.
Belgium dominated the match by keeping the ball in hand and passing, but forgot to score. On the right wing, the Belgian defense struggled to contain the forwards of Hakim Ziak and Hakimi. Morocco’s winning goals came in the second half. Moments before the end of the first half, Morocco shook Belgium’s net, but the goal was withdrawn through War.
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In the 73rd minute, Abdelhamid Sabiri broke the deadlock and put the African nation in front through a corner kick. Then Belgium tried to equalize but that goal was not scored. Rumelu Lukaku Trossard, who was on the bench due to injury, was brought in as substitutes, but the second place in the FIFA ranking list did not get a draw.
Meanwhile, with only seconds left in the match, Morocco’s second goal sealed Belgium’s defeat. In the 92nd minute, Hakim Ziak took advantage of a mistake in Belgium’s defense and rushed to the goal post of the European team. Siak then passed the ball to teammate Zakaria Abukhalal through a cut pass. Akukhalal converted it past Thibaut Courtois.
This is Morocco’s third win in World Cup history. This is also the first victory for a North African team since the 1998 World Cup. And for the first time since the 1998 World Cup, Morocco won with a clean sheet. Morocco drew with Croatia in the first match of the tournament in Qatar.
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