Morocco is happy after winning a World Cup match twenty years later.
With four points in the standings, he takes a giant step towards being in the round of 16.
They beat Belgium, out of place for most of the game;
lackluster and without ideas to get ahead first or overcome the Moroccan advantage after a mistake by Courtois, who swallowed the deception of his rivals to concede the first goal.
But first, the mystery of the World Cup.
Morocco came out onto the pitch, with them Bono, the Sevilla goalkeeper.
He sang the hymn together with his companions, without opening his mouth much;
the African selection was placed for group photography, which took longer to make than a daguerreotype in the 19th century.
The Mexican referee was waiting with Hazard for the Moroccan captain to arrive for the field draw, he whistled, but no one appeared there.
Finally the snapshot was taken and, oh surprise!
Bono was gone;
The one who moves does not appear in the photo.
He had taken some pain relievers for his hip that made him dizzy and he had to leave.
Munir, the goalkeeper born in Melilla, was going to play with Morocco.
But the protagonist in the goal was not Munir, nor was it Bono, but Courtois, who swallowed a direct free kick from Ziyech in the first half in which he saved the offside position of a teammate, who got into in the trajectory of the ball.
The VAR annulled the goal that put the Africans ahead.
However, the Real Madrid goalkeeper stumbles again on the same stone.
Sabiri took another free kick, just entered the field and Courtois did it again.
The ball slipped in directly and this time no Moroccan striker saved him with his position.
The stands of the stadium roared, filled with Moroccan fans.
The worst thing for Belgium is that there was barely a quarter of an hour left to finish and since the game began they hadn't been inspired.
The Belgians played with discouragement, as if they had all read the interview that
The Guardian
did with Kevin De Bruyne, in which he pointed out with stark sincerity that Belgium will not win the World Cup because its players are too old.
The City player also maintained a sad tone throughout the game, like the rest of the team, who he pushed at first and then allowed himself to be overwhelmed many times by the Moroccan enthusiasm.
Roberto Martínez saw it so black, that he had to resort to Lukaku, who is not one hundred percent, but even with those he was unable to activate his team, which crashed before the approach of Walid Regragui, who won the tactical battle from the start. beginning to the end.
He had already shown Belgium signs of weakness in the first game against Canada.
Then it was Courtois the hero, on the brink of half-time, when he saved a penalty that frustrated the Canadians, this time the villain, but in reality it was a choral disaster.
Morocco made the team see the seams, which did not react to the goal and received the final blow after a long kick from Munir that Ziyech controlled.
While Morocco manages its euphoria after adding four points against the teams that started as group favorites, these, Belgium and Croatia, may have to play it all to the dog's face in the last game.
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Classification
Group F | PT | P.J. | PG | PE | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 SEA | 4 | two | 1 | 1 | 0 |
two BEL | 3 | two | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 CRO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 DOG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Group F | PT | P.J. | PG | PE | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 SEA | 4 | two | 1 | 1 | 0 |
two BEL | 3 | two | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 CRO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 DOG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |