Morocco followed suit by knocking off Canada and finished first

Morocco performed his duties by defeat Canada and achieved a brilliant qualification for the round of 16 as group leader, taking advantage of that fact Croatiadespite also passing the round, tied against Belgium. the purposes of old man Y en-nesiry They paved the way for a team that got a commendable reaction from its rival but knew how to read the game and suffer to match the record achieved by the country in Mexico 86.

Despite the fact that the first tie with the North Africans was worth it, the classification soon became more expensive, with massive errors from the goal. borjan. It was running minute 4 when a short transfer of Johnston forced him out of the box, but instead of clearing the ball, he passed it straight old man so that the player of Chelsea He scored in an empty gate.

The mistake rattled a Canadian team that, despite starting the game eliminated, had given a good image in the previous two games due to the showiness and courage of their football. Herdmann He introduced some changes to his usual eleven, but he couldn’t find the formula to especially stop the band of old manwhere Morocco loaded the game.

A ball at the far post where Buchanan the narrow missed seems to be a symptom of a small recovery, but those reragui They did not give up and in the 23rd minute they opened a gap. A great long pass from judge from the right between the two Canadian centrals he won it with speed en-nesirywho shot borjan.

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Morocco was released and continues to show danger with each arrival, but a play five minutes from the break is back to Canada in shock. the moroccan Augurdwhen trying to clear a center of Adekugbe, introduced the ball into his own goal. The first act closed with a disallowed goal in Nesyri for positional offside.

The goal conceded late in the first period made the Moroccan team more cautious at the start of the second. made Canada took the ball. The tempo changed and the frantic pace of the first 45 minutes gave way to a more entertaining match where no chances were created.

In the middle of the period, the two technicians introduced changes, more extreme to the North Americans, more conservative to the Africans. had a tie Canada in the 71st minute, but the header from Hutchinson at the exit of a corner he hit the crossbar and slightly touched the goal line, without going in. The rejection did not succeed in its introduction to the network Johnston in a new auction.

squeezed Canada Y Morocco He defended his important victory all the way, trying to hunt down a counter to close out the game. He didn’t need it. He knows how to suffer to get a victory that allows him to emulate the team that is in Mexico 86 They also topped the group in the round of 16.

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Canada: Borjan, Johnston, Vitoria, Miller, Adekugbe (Koné, min 60), Buchanan, Kaye (Hutchinson, min 60), Osorio (Laryea, min. 65), Davies, Larin (David, min 60), and Hoilett (Wotherspoon, min min 76)

Morocco: Bono, Hakimi (Jabrane, min. 85), Saiss, Aguerd, Mazraoui, Ounahi (El Yamiq, min. 76), Amrabat, Sabiri (Amallah, min. 65), Ziyech (Hamdallah, min. 76), En Nesyri and Boufal (Aboukhal, min. 65) L.

The objectives: 0-1, Ziyech (min. 4); 0-2, En-Nesyri (min. 23): 1-2, Aguerd, own goal (min. 40).

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil). He advised Hoillet (min. 7), Osorio (min. 35), Adekugbe (min. 46), Vitoria (min. 84),

Incidents: 43,102 spectators at Althana Stadium.

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