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World Cup: Morocco Holds Spain to a 2:2 Draw

25Jun

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World Cup: Morocco Holds Spain to a 2:2 Draw

Morocco ended their World Cup campaign with a fiery performance which saw them holding Spain to a 2:2 draw. Morocco opened scoring in the 14th minute through Boutaib and Isco leveled things up for Spain 5 minutes later. The match continued in a stalemate until the 81st minute when En-Nesyri scored Morocco's second. Knowing that a loss to Morocco who were already out of the tournament could see them joining them on their way out, Spain threw everything at the Moroccans and were rewarded in the first minute of the additional time through Iago Aspas, a goal which was seriously contended by Morocco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzuo2YhzZQU Spain now heads into the second round top of their group with 5 points.

World Cup: Morocco Loses 1:0 to Portugal, Crashes Out

20Jun

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World Cup: Morocco Loses 1:0 to Portugal, Crashes Out

Morocco has become the first African side to fully crash out of the tournament following a 1:0 defeat to Portugal today. Ronaldo's 4th minute header was sufficient to seal the win for the Portuguese and a ticket home for the Moroccans. https://youtu.be/sEtVNlzYAqQ After the match, the Moroccan coach said "We qualified for a World Cup after 20 years and we’ve showed that we can play football." On his part, Portugal's coach said "It’s a World Cup. This is a strong team, as were Morocco, but we have to grow. We did well defensively, and we played well, but we need more than that. We have to change and earn more possession." Morocco will now face Spain on the 25th while Portugal will face Iran at the same time. While the match will be more of a formality for Morocco, it will be imp...

World Cup: Morocco Lose 0:1 to Iran Via Own-Goal

15Jun

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World Cup: Morocco Lose 0:1 to Iran Via Own-Goal

In the second match of the day and the first match of group B, Morocco and Iran were looking set to play out a goal-less draw until a last minute own-goal gave Iran the win. Though Morocco had more ball possession and looked like the team with more intent, they failed to convert any of their chances. Sadly, Aziz Bouhaddouz knocked a goal into his own net in the 5th minute of additional time, starting Morocco on a losing note. Morocco will now face Portugal on the 20th while Iran will face Spain on the same date.

2018 World Cup: African Squads to the World Cups

4Jun

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2018 World Cup: African Squads to the World Cups

Five countries will be flying the flag for Africa at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. These countries include: Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia. Below are the teams lists for each country: Egypt Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadary (Taawoun), Mohamed El-Shennawi and Sherif Ekramy (Ahly) Defenders: Ali Gabr, Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich), Mahmoud "El-Winsh" Hamdy (Zamalek), Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf, Ahmed Fathi (Ahly), Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa) and Mohamed Abdel-Shafi (Al-Fateh). Midfielders: Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Sam Morsy (Wigan), Abdallah El-Said (Ahly Jeddah), Mahmoud "Shikabala" Abdel Razek (Al-Raed), Mahmoud "Trezeguet" Hassan (Kasimpasa), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Mahmoud Kahraba (Ittihad Jeddah) a...