:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/ANNDF6CRMFETVNZJHAXRLPA6LQ.jpg "Morocco made history in Qatar 2022: it qualified first in Group F and will play in the round of 16 after 36 years")
Morocco won 2-1 Canada at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha and qualified first in Group F of the World Cup Qatar 2022. With goals from Hakim Ziyech and Youssef En-Nesyri, the Africans beat the Americans with great class and will play in the round of 16 after 36 years.
The team led by Walid Regragui is one of the surprises of the World Cup. With Ziyech and Achraf Hakimi as top figures, the Moroccans show fast play on the wings and very technical attacks.
Although they quickly took the lead against Canada thanks to a rude mistake by goalkeeper Milan Borjan, who took advantage Ziyech to shade the ball, Morocco He did not tire in search of another goal. This is how the second came, at 23 minutes, 19 after the first.
Midway through the first half, Youssef En-Nesyri outpaced centre-backs Steven Vitória and Kamal Miller after a through pass from Hakimi and shook Borjan’s net again with a strong right foot, with his less capable leg.
Canada He reacted at times, especially with attacks on the left by Tajo Buchanan and taking advantage of the speed of Alphonso Davies. In one of his surprise attacks, the injury goal came: Samuel Adekugbe went over the top and sent a cross that defender Nayet Aguerd brushed by chance; The ball went straight to Bono’s goal, who tried to get it out, but in vain.
In this team, the tasks of Sofyan Amrabat, a holding midfielder who plays for Fiorentina, and goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (better known as Bono), who defends the colors of Seville, also stand out.
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Amrabat is the owner of the Moroccan midfield and sets up the game with judgment and speed. Bono, for his part, comes out playing from behind as if he were just another defender; He even risks making complicated plays, faithful to the style of Pep Guardiola’s goalkeepers, who once praised him.
With clear victories against Belgium (number 2 in the FIFA ranking) and Canadathe Moroccan team is emerging as a tough rival for the next phases of the World Cup Qatar 2022.
Source: Elcomercio
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Mazraoui complains angrily about a corner kick taken for Canada.