Theo Hernandez and Kolo Muani scored as France defeated Morocco 2-0, ending the Atlas Lions’ hopes of constructing it to the FIFA World Cup 2022 remaining. Now, Morocco coach Walid Regragui, has declared whom his staff will again within the remaining.
Regragui beforehand said that lots of people, notably in Europe, would contemplate Morocco’s world cup run to be a miracle. However, he put an finish to that dialog by evaluating his staff to Rocky Balboa from the Rocky film collection.
“We’re the staff that everybody loves on this world cup as a result of we’re displaying the world you’ll be able to succeed even when you do not have as a lot expertise and cash. It’s no miracle,” he mentioned earlier.
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Nevertheless, after getting crushed by France, he has apparently contradicted his personal assertion by saying that no person can win the world cup “with miracles”. “It’s essential win it by means of exhausting work and that’s what we are going to do, we are going to maintain working,” he added.
On the similar time, Regragui has additionally clarified that his staff will assist Didier Deschamps’ staff within the remaining and wish France to beat Lionel Messi’s Argentina to change into the world champions once more.
“Congratulations to France. I mentioned earlier than the match, they’re an excellent facet and so they have been well-placed to win the sport however regardless of all of the accidents we had, the tiredness, we pulled out all of the stops, gave them every little thing, precipitated them issues and that’s already fairly an achievement,” he mentioned after shedding the semi-final match.
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Morocco have created historical past by changing into the primary African nation to achieve the semi-finals. Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon and Tunisia have been Africa’s representatives in Qatar 2022. Solely Senegal and the Atlas Lions made it to the knockout phases.
Morocco will play the third place match on the FIFA World Cup 2022 in opposition to Croatia and have an opportunity to create historical past once more. The Croatia vs Morocco match might be performed on December 17 at 08:30 PM (Indian time) within the Khalifa Worldwide Stadium, Al Rayyan.
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