[Sports] The Moroccan national team conquers Belgium and is close to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup

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According to Moroccan sources, Yassin Bounou was dizzy before the start of the match, and assured his coach that he could not play, so he was immediately replaced by fellow goalkeeper of the Saudi Al-Wehda team, Mounir Al-Mohammadi.

 

Al-Mohammadi succeeded in his first test, preventing Michy Batshuayi, the Belgium striker, from reaching his net 4 minutes after the start.

 

Morocco beat Belgium
And the Moroccan star of Chelsea, Hakim Ziyech, tried his luck, and fired a shot from outside the penalty area, just above the frame of the Belgian goal.

Ziyash returned and executed a direct free kick from the right, deceiving Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, into the net, but Mexican referee Cesar Arturo canceled the goal after returning to the video assistant referee (VAR) technique for offside, after Roman Sayes interfered in the game.

Al-Mohammadi continued his brilliance after the break, and managed to deflect a powerful and dangerous shot from Eden Hazard 6 minutes into the second half, turning it into a corner.

Sofiane Boufal tamed a long pass on the left side, then stormed into the penalty area, sending a clever shot that passed near the post.

The Moroccan national team succeeded in opening the scoring, after Abdelhamid Sabry took a direct free kick from the left side, sending it directly to the goal, to deceive goalkeeper Courtois, who failed to deal with it, to settle into the net at the 73rd minute.

The "Atlas Lions" fired a coup de grace at Courtois's comrades from a quick counterattack, in which the ball reached Zakaria Boukhalal, who put the ball into the net with the roof of the goal, scoring the second goal in the 94th minute.

The Moroccan national team responded by losing to Belgium in particular, in the 1994 World Cup in the United States of America.

This is the second victory for the Arab teams in the World Cup in Qatar, after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1 at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday, November 22.

Morocco topped Group E by reaching the fourth point, while Belgium dropped to second place with 3 points.

This arrangement is considered temporary before the second match of the same group, which will bring together the national teams of Croatia and Canada, at a later time at Khalifa International Stadium.

 

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