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unitedbydevils · 7 months

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Match Review: Manchester United 0-1 Crystal Palace

Fuck me for being optimistic after the mid-week game eh.

Palace were not very good. Roy Hodgson might have the rub of the green against us, and Joachim Andersen did score a beauty of a goal, but that was all Palace had to offer. We were the issue. United were insipid. It's so fucking frustrating watching players half-arse it.

United's XG was 1.67 to Palace's 0.81. 77% possession to United. 19 shots but only 4 on target....

I feel sorry for Rasmus Højlund. It's not easy to establish yourself in the Premier League, but especially so when your team isn't finding you with passes and layoffs as the centre forward. Can't score if you're only given the ball in sub-optimal positions.

What differed though between today and mid-week? The answer is energy. Casemiro is not winning duels this season. 81.4% last season is now 28.1% this season. It might be part of his slow start, but it's a huge problem for United because - as we saw today - Mount offers energy and pressing, Bruno is your creativity gamble, but Casemiro's the deep lying player that's effectively left the back gate open and oops, pressure on the defence.

A big part of why Tuesday went well was because Hannibal brought energy and tenacity to the United midfield. His work rate, along with Mount's, allowed Casemiro more energy-friendly playmaker duties, and in fairness he delivered. Have we lost last season's Case? Feels like we'll be after Evan Ferguson plus a DM next summer at this rate.

Oh, and Hannibal: why was he not selected, or even used as a sub, today? Rest ahead of Tuesday? Spared from the ignominy of being lumped in with shite?

Defensively, United were okay. Onana wasn't at fault for the goal and was reliable yet again. The makeshift defence was also okay, but no proper LB makes a huge difference to United's build-up play and the overlapping. If Reguilon is back (or any of them) then Casemiro can be benched for Amrabat, and my god would we see a drastic improvement in United's threat.

There's also the question to be asked about Rashford. Garnacho was labelled as playing not that well when he made some starts, but smashed it in the mid-week fixture. Today, a rested Rashford did... not a lot. If Garnacho is getting benched for being sub-par, now's the time to apply that to Marcus. Wake him up.

Hope is not all lost though. Varane and Dalot posted strong duel and passing stats. Mount and Bruno had good passing - and final third passing in particular. I do worry about them both fitting into midfield together though. I'd like to play them as CAM/RW and rotate during the game, but Bruno's crossing today was dire. Mount would be much more reliable out wide.

Next up is Galatasaray in the Champions League. If Reguilon isn't back then I'd start Hannibal in CM, though to be honest i'd not be against Dalot LB/Lindelof RB and Amrabat/Hannibal as the pivot.

Drop Casemiro. Drop Rashford. Demand better. Or we'll be demanding a new manager (yet again).

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tassybts · 1 year

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WE MADE IT ALHAMDULILAH! not all heroes wear capes some wear a moroccan football jersey ❤️❤️❤️.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE MOROCCAN PLAYERS THANK YOU . You didn't give Spain an inch . You fought and you deserve this . We all do 🇲🇦❤️.

#morocco #so proud #fifa world cup 2022 qatar #fifa world cup #hakim ziyech #achraf hakimi #saiss #sofiane boufal #sofyan amrabat #abdelhamid sabiri #yassine bounou #nayef aguerd #zakaria aboukhlal

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chaiiitime · 1 year

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I wanted to write a comedy of errors of sort with the Moroccan nt but I realised it’s very difficult to come up with a remotely good plot line. It’s not as funny as I wanted it to be but I’ve spent too much time on it to not post it, so here goes …

P.S ignore the plot holes

P.P.S if you’ve got an actual funny story idea drop me a little 💌

Part 1 | Part 2

Yassine was about to nod off to sleep when his phone rang. He frowned when he saw the caller's name. Why would Bilal be calling him so late?

He sighed as he picked up, "Hello.”

"Yassine?" Bilal sounded tense on the other end. "Can you come down to my room please?"

Yassine sat up at his wary tone. "What's the matter? Is something wrong?"

"I can't tell you over the phone," Bilal whispered. "Can you please just come? It's urgent."

Yassine rolled his eyes at the secrecy. What could possibly be so urgent? It wouldn't be surprising if Bilal's urgent matter turned out to simply be that he couldn't find his passport for the trip back home tomorrow.

Ah, these young ones - so bright and yet so irresponsible sometimes.

He kicked off the blanket, pulled on his joggers, grabbed his key card, and stumbled smack across Romain who was also leaving his room. Capi looked like he had been rudely awakened from his sweet dreams.

"Did Abde call you?" He blinked up sleepily at Yassine.

Just as Yassine was about to answer, the door to Hakim's room was shoved opened and he came out, mumbling under his breath. He stopped in surprise when he saw both of them standing there.

"What are you both doing out here at this time?" He asked suspiciously, doing that thing he always did with his eyebrows.

"Did Abde call you?" Romain asked.

"Boufalinho, actually. He asked me to come down to Bilal's room."

They looked at each other, hands on their hips, as it dawned one them that there, indeed, was something wrong.

What had they done now?

They reached Bilal's room slightly out of breath, having basically run down four flights of stairs.

"Hey guys"

They all nearly jumped out of their skin at the voice coming from behind them. They turned around to see Sofyan standing there. Even at this late hour, he was munching on an apple.

"So, you guys have also been summoned, huh?" He asked around a mouthful.

Before they could ask him what he knew, the door opened, Nayef standing there looking nervous.

He hastily grabbed their arms, pulling them into the room. He then leaned out of the door, looking right and left down the corridor as if they were in some kind of thriller movie and there was someone spying on them out there.

Romain was pissed at all this supposed secrecy and urgency. He wanted to get back to bed, thank you very much. He walked further into the room. Most of the others were here. Aboukhlal had dozed off against Abdelhamid's shoulder, who looked relieved that they were finally here. Noussair was impatiently walking around the small room while Youssef looked as cool as a cucumber, which to be fair, was his usual state of being given how anything rarely phased him out. The others were sat on whatever empty surface they could find in the small room.

At the centre of the room, however, were the clear culprits.

Bilal looked like he was about to burst from the anxious energy radiating from him. Abde was nervously gnawing at his nails while Boufal looked like he was about to throw up.

Romain rounded up on them. "So, will one of you tell us what is happening?" He asked impatiently.

Boufal nudged Abde, who in turn nudged Bilal. They seemed to be engaged in a silent battle of who would be the sacrificial lamb.

Hakim huffed impatiently. "Get on with it, why don't you?"

"Well, the thing is.." Bilal gulped loudly, looking around the room. He took a steadying breath, looking as if he might throw up on the spot. "We lost the trophy," he mumbled under his breath.

Romain blinked unbelievably at them while the top of Hakim's ears had turned a tell-tale red.

"What do you mean you've lost the trophy?" Yassine asked through clenched teeth. "You mean the trophy that the Emir of Qatar himself gifted to us just this evening and the one that we have to present to the King tomorrow? That trophy?"

The three of them nodded dumbly, eyes downcast to avoid the increasingly murderous look in Romain’s eyes.

Yassine sighed. The whole Moroccan delegation had been invited to the Emir’s palace for a celebratory before they left Qatar. They had been hosted by the Emir himself and the dinner had been way over the top - every imaginable dish under the sun and where everything that did shine was actually gold. That level of wealth had been outrageous and all of them had been on their best behaviour. They had even nibbled daintily on the food instead of wolfing it down as was the norm.

At the end of the night, the Emir had presented them with the now missing trophy for their historic performance at the World Cup, a trophy that they needed to present to the King when they landed in Morocco tomorrow.

"Explain yourselves" Romain demanded.

"Well," Abde shifted uncomfortably on his feet. "Elias and I took a selfie with it when we were still at the palace and then I gave it to Boufal," he said pointing at him. "He's the one who lost the trophy"

Boufal sputtered. "That's so not true. I gave it to Bilal. So, if there's anyone who lost it, it's him."

"I gave the trophy back to you." Bilal spun towards Boufal. "I took a selfie with it and then I gave it back to you just before we got on the bus."

"No, you didn't!"

"Yes, I did!"

"Enough you two!" Capi held up a hand. "Does anyone remember seeing the trophy on the bus?"

A pensive silence fell over the room. "I think I saw Munir with the trophy on the bus" Aboukhlal said, scratching his head.

Munir reacted as if someone had accused him of murder. "That's not true. I haven't even touched it once!"

Romain went to stand in the middle of the room, waving his hands to quieten everybody down. “So, we are all sure no one saw the trophy on the bus," he paused, looking around. "Which means only one thing - we left the trophy at the palace."

"But wouldn't someone, like a guard or something, have seen it and returned it to us by now if we left it there?" Noussair added.

"Maybe they haven't seen it yet because it's too dark?" Elias suggested.

"That place is lit up like a carnival though. If it's there, someone should have seen it already." Abdelhamid interjected.

"There's only one thing to do" Hakim went to stand next to Romain. "We break into the palace."

"And how do you suggest we do that?" Munir scoffed.

"We climb over the walls." Hakim stated as if it was the most obvious fact.

"Break into the most secure place in Qatar? Are you crazy?" Yassine retorted. "They catch you going over that wall, you're not seeing the light of day ever again."

"Or..." Sofyan started from where he had somehow managed to slump himself on the couch, "each one of us take on a guard. We incapacitate them and that way, we get in and out without anyone noticing us."

"I vote for this plan." Hakim said, high-fiving Sofyan. The rest of them looked at the two as if they were crazy.

"We just need to be reasonable about the way forward." Yassine tried, "We tell Walid and he will contact the palace to get it back."

"No, no, no" Capi gestured. "We cannot tell Walid. “The Minister of Sports is here. If he gets involved, this will become a whole diplomatic matter and the story will end up in the press."

Then Romain felt like everybody was talking over each other, each of them getting louder as they tried to get their suggestion across. Romain was questioning everything in his life that led him to being captain of this team.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

Romain held his finger up to signal everyone to stay quiet as he nodded to Nayef to open the door.

"Coach" Nayef squeaked from the door.

They were so doomed.

#Moroccan nt #yassine bounou #yassine bono #hakim ziyech #romain saiss #youssef en nesyri #nayef aguerd #Bilal elkhanouss #sofyan amrabat #sofiane boufal #abde ezzalzouli #abdelhamid sabiri #noussair mazraoui #zakaria aboukhlal #ilias chair #walid regragui #World Cup 2022 #football fic #football fanfic

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ms-snape · 1 year

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Insha'Allah we win tonight🇲🇦🤲🏼

#football player #imagine #football #football one shot #Hakim Ziyech #achraf hakimi #morocoo #brazil #sofiane boufal #sofyan amrabat #match #morocco foot

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ksplay88terdepan · 2 months

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SUMEKS.CO - Klub Liga Inggris, Manchester United (MU) dikabarkan tengah mengincar gelandang Bayer Leverkusen, Exequiel Palacios, pada bursa transfer musim panas 2024.

Dengan kepemilikan baru di bawah Sir Jim Ratcliffe, MU dikabarkan siap memasuki bursa transfer musim panas ini.

Namun, pemain yang mereka beli kemungkinan besar akan diseleksi dengan lebih cermat, bukan hanya pemain sembarangan.

Menurut laporan SportBILD lewat SportWitness, klub legendaris tersebut telah mengidentifikasi Palacios asuhan Bayer Leverkusen , sebagai salah satu target utama.

Musibah Bagi Manchester United, Lisandro Martinez Dilanda Cedera Lagi Langkah tersebut menandai awal dari serangkaian upaya besar untuk merevitalisasi tim Setan Merah.

Performa luar biasa Bayer Leverkusen, musim ini sempat menggemparkan dunia sepakbola, sehingga bisa duduk di puncak Bundesliga di depan juara Bayern Munchen.

Leverkusen semakin tidak terkalahkan. Di bawah kepemimpinan Xabi Alonso, klub mengalami transformasi yang mengesankan dan mengadopsi gaya bermain yang agresif dan menarik.

Dominasi Bayer Leverkusen di level tertinggi sepak bola Jerman tentu menarik perhatian klub-klub papan atas Eropa.

Fokus Bertahan di Manchester United, Casemiro Bantah Rumor Kepindahannya ke Klub Arab Saudi Palacios, pemain berusia 25 tahun ini adalah pemain kunci di tim Xabi Alonso saat ini. Dia mencetak enam gol dalam 17 penampilan, membantu Leverkusen unggul delapan poin dari Bayern Munich di tempat kedua di Bundesliga.

Namun, untuk mendapatkan kontrak Palacios, Setan Merah harus bersaing dengan dua klub Liga Inggris lainnya, yakni Aston Villa dan Newcastle United.

Sumber:

Villa sedang mencari gelandang baru, dengan masa depan Douglas Luiz yang diragukan.

Sementara itu, The Magpies (julukan Newcastle) akan kehilangan Bruno Guimarães dan Joelinton pada Juni mendatang.

Keinginan Manchester United Rekrut Michael Olise Terhalang Petinggi Klub, Koq Bisa?

Sedangkan Sandro Tonali mendekam di penjara setelah dijatuhi hukuman larangan berjudi karena keterlibatannya dalam insiden perjudian ilegal.

Leverkusen diketahui masih ragu berpisah dengan Palacios. Namun, jika bersedia berpisah, harganya tidak akan turun di bawah 40 juta euro.

Berbagai laporan menyebutkan bahwa Manchester United mungkin berpisah dengan Casemiro.

Gelandang bertahan asal Brasil itu mendapat tawaran menarik untuk bermain di Arab Saudi musim panas ini. Alhasil, MU harus mencari penggantinya.

Jadon Sancho Hapus Semua Postingan Instagram, Mulai Hidup Baru Usai Pindah dari Manchester United ke Dortmund Manchester United saat ini tertarik untuk mendatangkan Exequiel Palacios dari Bayer Leverkusen.

Kalaupun mengincarnya, MU harus bersaing dengan Newcastle United dan Aston Villa yang juga ingin mendatangkan pemain Argentina itu.

Selama berada di Bayer Leverkusen, ia memainkan 17 pertandingan Bundesliga musim itu, mencetak enam gol dan menjadi pilihan pertama Xabi Alonso.

Bayer Leverkusen memimpin Bundesliga hingga babak 23. Mereka tertinggal delapan poin dari peringkat kedua Bayern Munich.

Palacios juga pernah menjadi bagian timnas Argentina yang menjuarai Piala Dunia 2022 di Qatar, bersama Lionel Messi.

Manchester United tertarik mendatangkan gelandang berusia 25 tahun itu pada musim panas 2024, menurut Sport BILD yang dikutip Sports Mole.

Langkah tersebut semakin diperkuat dengan fakta bahwa Sofian Amrabat tidak dipertahankan Setan Merah secara permanen.

Bukan salah satu pemain favorit Erik ten Hag, gelandang asal Maroko ini lambat beradaptasi dan rentan cedera. Bahkan, performa Kobby Mainno belakangan ini semakin matang.

Sebentar Lagi Manchester United Kontra Chelsea di Stadion Old Trafford, Setan Merah Diprediksi Menang 1-0 Meski begitu, Manchester United harus bersaing dengan Newcastle United dan Aston Villa untuk mengontraknya.

Di tim Aston Villa, tim asuhan Unai Emery mengincarnya untuk menutupi sektor lini tengah jika Douglas Luiz turun.

Target Arsenal musim panas ini adalah Douglas Luiz. Aston Villa pasti membutuhkan gelandang seperti Exequiel Palacios jika pemain Brasil itu pindah ke Emirates Stadium.

Untuk Newcastle United, tim asuhan Eddie Howe diperkirakan akan kehilangan Bruno Guimarães dan Joelinton.

Babak Pertama, Manchester United vs Bayern Munchen Skor Masih 0-0, Setan Merah Wajib Menang!

Secara terpisah, Sandro Tonali masih dilarang bermain sepak bola karena hukumannya. Hukuman yang dijalani Sandro Tonali merupakan akibat dari perjudian ilegal.

Bayer Leverkusen sadar pemain asal Argentina itu menarik perhatian beberapa tim dan mematok harga 40 juta euro bagi tim mana pun yang ingin mendatangkan Exequiel Palacios.

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soikeoclubnet · 2 years

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Soi kèo nhận định Hoa Kỳ vs Ma Rốc, 06h30 ngày 02/06/

Trận giao hữu giữa Hoa Kỳ vs Ma Rốc là một trận giao hữu để cả hai kiểm chứng sức mạnh của mình. Trong kèo đấu này rõ ràng Pulisic và các đồng đội đang được đánh giá cao hơn so với đối thủ.

Soi kèo Hoa Kỳ vs Ma Rốc

Soi kèo, nhận định Eastern vs Tainan City, 17h00 ngày 30/06/2022

Soi kèo, nhận định Nam Định vs Hà Nội, 18h00 ngày 26/06/2022

Soi kèo, nhận định Phnom Penh Crown vs Viettel, 17h00 ngày 27/06/2022

Hiện tại Hoa Kỳ đang có cho mình vị trí thứ 15 trên bảng xếp hạng bóng đá FIFA. Trong khi đó đối thủ của họ ở kèo đấu này là Ma Rốc đang xếp thứ 24 trên bảng xếp hạng FIFA.

Trong 5 trận đấu gần nhất của mình, Hoa Kỳ có được 2 lần chiến thắng và 1 lần bị cầm hòa cùng 2 lần phải nhận thất bại.

Trận đấu mới nhất của mình, Hoa Kỳ nhận về trận thua với tỷ số 0-2 trước Costa Rica. Hai bàn thua mà đội tuyển này phải nhận đều rơi vào hiệp 2 với các tình huống lập công của Vargas và Contreras ở phút thứ 51 và 59.

Soi kèo Hoa Kỳ vs Ma Rốc

Đội tuyển Mỹ hiện tại đang có cho mình khá nhiều cái tên chất lượng. Có thể kể đến như Pulisic, Reyna, McKennie, Dest, Aaronson… Đây đều là những cầu thủ đang thi đấu tại các đội bóng lớn hàng đầu châu Âu.

Trong khi đó, Ma Rốc trong 3 trận đấu gần nhất của mình đã có được 1 chiến thắng, 1 trận hòa và 1 trận thua. Ở lần ra sân mới nhất, Ma Rốc có được chiến thắng với tỷ số 4-1 trước Congo. 4 bàn thắng lần lượt được ghi do công của Hakimi, Tissoudali và một cú đúp của Ounahi.

Đội hình Ma Rốc thực tế cũng chưa từng được đánh giá cao. Cầu thủ chơi nổi bật nhất mà đội tuyển này có được là Hakimi, nhưng với việc chơi ở hàng thủ thì cầu thủ này khó mà tạo nên được nhiều thay đổi cho Ma Rốc trong trận đấu tới.

Trong quá khứ, hai đội mới chỉ đụng độ nhau 1 lần vào tháng 05/2006. Đây là một trận thắng dành cho Ma Rốc với tỷ số 1-0, cũng trong khuôn khổ của một trận giao hữu.

Xét theo các thông số trung bình trong 10 trận gần nhất, Hoa Kỳ có được tỷ lệ kiểm soát bóng trung bình đạt 57.2%. Đội tuyển này có được 6.4 cú sút, ghi được 1.5 bàn thắng và nhận về 0.7 bàn thua mỗi trận.

Xét theo các thông số trung bình trong 10 trận gần nhất, Ma Rốc có được tỷ lệ kiểm soát bóng trung bình đạt 60%. Họ có được 5.8 cú sút, ghi được 1.9 bàn thắng và nhận về 0.7 bàn thua mỗi trận.

Xét về các chỉ số trong thời gian gần đây, Ma Rốc đang là đội nhỉnh hơn đôi chút về số bàn thắng. Tuy vậy xét theo lực lượng đội hình giữa cả hai, Hoa Kỳ vẫn là đội được đánh giá cửa trên.

Nhận định kèo châu Á Hoa Kỳ vs Ma Rốc: Hoa Kỳ -0.5

Hoa Kỳ có được lợi thế sân nhà, thêm vào đó họ còn có được nhiều tài năng trong đội hình nên không bất ngờ nếu Ma Rốc phải nhận về thất bại trong cuộc đối đầu này.

Lựa chọn Hoa Kỳ trận này.

Soi kèo tài xỉu Hoa Kỳ vs Ma Rốc: Chọn tài 2.5

Trong 3 trận g��n nhất của mình, Hoa Kỳ có được 5 bàn thắng. Trong khi đó Ma Rốc trong 3 trận gần nhất của mình có được 6 bàn thắng.

Lựa chọn tài bàn thắng trận này.

Dự đoán tỷ số: Hoa Kỳ 3 – 1 Ma Rốc

Nhận định Hoa Kỳ vs Ma Rốc

2/3 trận đã qua của Hoa Kỳ trong hiệp 1 có ít nhất một bàn thắng được ghi.

3/3 trận đã qua của Ma Rốc trong hiệp 1 có ít nhất một bàn thắng được ghi.

Hai đội được hưởng trung bình 5-6 quả góc/trận.

Hai đội phải nhận trung bình 1-2 thẻ vàng/trận.

Đội hình xuất phát dự kiến hai đội:

Hoa Kỳ: Steffen; A. Robinson, Long, Zimmerman, Sands; Acosta, De la Torre, Musah; Pulisic, Pepi, Weah.

Ma Rốc: Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Romain Saiss, Nayef Aguerd, Adam Masina; Sofyan Amrabat; Tarik Tissoudali, Selim Amallah, Imran Louza, Sofiane Boufal; Ayoub El Kaabi.

Nguồn: https://soikeoclub.net/soi-keo-nhan-dinh-hoa-ky-vs-ma-roc-06h30-ngay-02-06-2022/

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unitedbydevils · 4 months

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Match Review: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United

Well, we didn't get pumped. A very good draw. We'll take that.

Liverpool dominated as we expected, but it was a surprise point and clean sheet for United away at Anfield, as the Red Devils showed a resolution and character we've rarely seen this season.

Andre Onana was huge in net with some big saves, and a clear gulf of impact showed in the stats compared to David De Gea last season in the 7-0 loss.

Some Liverpool fans will argue that the xG of this game being so similar to last season's game is a little off, given that wayward shots do count towards xG. That's a fair point, but the counterpoint is don't be so wasteful. The 7-0 was a freak display of great finishing and triple the xG. This match was the opposite. Things balance themselves out in time.

United, surprisingly captained by Scott McTominay, played a disciplined defensive game that we've not seen from Erik Ten Hag at United until now. ETH is very set on His Way, which is fine, but with so many injuries and so many players out of form, it was about time we tried something different. Results matter. Playstyle comes second.

It wasn't all Liverpool's way either, though it was heavily their game in their hands. The best United chance fell from a good bit of one touch football that put Højlund in on goal with a great chance to snatch a win, but unfortunately the young Dane hit his shot straight at Alisson Becker. A more confident striker probably buries the chance, and whilst Rasmus has scored in the Champions League, a Premier League goal still eludes him - as do passes. Højlund had just four touches in the first half, and stats highlight him - and Martial - as the two strikers with the least passes received in the entire league: a damning indictment of United's creativity and build-up play.

Michael Oliver had to get his name out there at the end, with a quickfire double yellow to Diogo Dalot; first for protesting a throw-in was incorrectly given to Liverpool, and then for protesting his yellow card. VAR can't overrule in that situation, but the league should overturn any suspension that might follow.

Aside from that blip, United did the job. Resolute defending from a fresh Varane, partnered with the experience of Jonny Evans, kept United safe. Dalot put in a shift, and the composure of the midfield duo between Mainoo and Amrabat was very nice to see. Mainoo in particular - at just 18 - showing such calm on the ball away at the enemy, when your club is in a shit run of form and a crisis of confidence... top stuff.

The result means United finally have that draw they were lacking this season in the league, having been the only pro side remaining not to draw a league game. They're also the first side to take a point at Anfield in 2023 and the first side not to concede to them in general this calendar year. Decent that.

As a parting gift to the miser that is Virgil van Dijk, here's a reminder about who else celebrated a draw. Irks me to see a one season wonder mouthing off, and it irked Roy Keane so do check that out.

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klikbets · 1 year

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Info main bola - Hasil akhir yang luar biasa diperoleh Maroko pada laga persahabatan menghadapi tim peringkat nomor 1 FIFA, Brasil. Maroko memenangkan pertandingan dengan skor tipis 2-1, Minggu (26/3/2023) WIB.

Pertandingan yang berlangsung di Grand Stade de Tanger, Maroko, itu bergemuruh di menit ke-29 menyambut gol yang dicetak oleh Soufiane Boufal.

Brasil baru bisa membalas di menit ke-67 lewat tendangan keras Casemiro. Namun di menit ke-79, Maroko berbalik unggul berkat gol yang dicetak Abdelhamid Sabiri.

Kemenangan ini melanjutkan keajaiban Maroko di Piala Dunia 2022 lalu yang berhasil mencapai semifinal. Maroko menjadi tim asal Afrika pertama yang mampu mencapainya.

Babak Pertama Sepuluh menit pertama pertandingan berjalan ketat. Walaupun kedua tim coba keluar menyerang, tetapi Brasil memegang kendali permainan.

Di menit ke-13 Brasil nyaris mendapatkan peluan emas. Lucas Paqueta sukses memberi umpan terobosan kepada Rony. Saat mengejar bola, ia kalah adu fisik dengan Romain Saiss sehingga ancaman itu bisa diredam.

Maroko yang menguasai pertandingan setelahnya baru bisa menciptakan peluang di menit ke-24. Umpan terukur dari Noussair Mazraoui sampai di dada Hakim Ziyech. Kontrolnya memukau, tetapi tendangannya masih melebar.

Pendukung tuan rumah sempat terhenyak di menit ke-26 saat Brasil mencetak gol via Vinicius. Saat tengah melakukan selebrasi, wasit menyatakan gol tersebut tidak sah karena offside.

Baru pada menit ke-29, giliran tuan rumah yang bersorak berkat gol yang dicetak Sofiane Boufal. Ia mencetak gol mudah setelah menerima umpan dari Bilal El Khannous. Proses gol ini berawal dari kesalahan Brasil yang kehilangan bola di daerah sendiri.

Babak Kedua Di awal babak kedua pertandingan lagi-lagi berjalan ketat. Serangan kedua tim sama-sama mengancam, tetapi pertahanan keduanya juga membuat serangan ini seringkali gagal berbuah hasil.

Namun, Maroko unggul dari segi penguasaan bola hingga menit ke-60. Keputusan Brasil untuk bermain dengan blok rendah membuat Maroko leluasa memegang kendali permainan.

Maroko lengah saat tengah menguasai pertandingan. Gawang mereka bobol di menit ke-67. Tendangan first-time Casemiro dari jarak jauh gagal dibendung kiper Bounou.

Maroko berbalik unggul di menit ke-79. Lagi-lagi berawal dari proses merebut bola di wilayah pertahanan Brazil.

Attiyat-Allah langsung menyisir tepi lapangan dan melepas umpan silang. Walid Cheddira menyambutnya dengan memberikan umpan dada kepada Abdelhamid Sabiri. Sabiri lantas melakukan tendangan voli yang gagal dihentikan kiper Weverton.

Susunan Pemain Maroko (4-1-4-1): Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi (Yahia Attiyat-Allah 53'), Naif Aguerd, Romain Saiss, Noussair Mazraoui; Sofyan Amrabat; Hakim Ziyech, Bilal El Khannous (Imran Louza 64'), Azzedine Ounahi (Abdelhamid Sabiri 64'), Sofiane Boufal (Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 76'); Youssef En-Nesyri (Walid Cheddira 76'). Pelatih: Walid Regragui

Brasil (4-3-3): Weverton; Emerson Royal (Arthur 90'+3), Eder Militao, Roger Ibanez, Alex Telles; Lucas Paqueta (Yuri Alberto 85'), Casemiro, Andrey Santos (Raphael Veiga 64'); Rodrygo (Vitor Roque 64'), Rony (Antony 64'), Vinicius Junior. Pelatih: Ramon Menezes

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tassybts · 1 year

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Thank you, for making history ❤️❤️. No one believed in us but you showed them how far you could go. You have inspired us to fight for our dreams and not to give up even if the odds are against us . You have made us proud to be proud moroccan ❤️. We are so so proud of you my loves . So so proud ❤️.

Alhamdulilah, we did so well and in 2026 we can reach the finals insha'allah ameen.

Dima Maghrib🇲🇦❤️

#morocco #proud of you #fifa world cup 2022 qatar #fifa world cup #dima maghrib #achraf hakimi #hakim ziyech #romain saiss #sofyan amrabat #zakaria aboukhlal #jawad el yamiq #yassine bounou #sofiane boufal #achraf dari #nayef aguerd #abdelhamid sabiri

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chaiiitime · 1 year

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P.S ignore the plot holes

P.P.S if you’ve got an actual funny story idea drop me a little 💌

Part 1 | Part 2

"You lot are having a little get-together without me, huh?" Walid said as he walked past Nayef, giving him a pat on the shoulder.

"So, what are you guys up to?"

"Nothing." They all echoed a bit too quickly.

Walid seemed oblivious to the tense looks around the room. "Wladi, call room service and have them send up some tea," he said as he nudged Sofyan to make some room for him on the couch. "One last tea before we go, what do you say?"

“So, I told him …” Walid stopped to take a sip of his tea as the rest of them prayed that the end of the story was near.

Hakim felt Walid’s story was endless. He was getting anxious. He had lost count of the number of cups of karak chai Walid had drunk so far. It had been over an hour since he came, and he was showing no indication of leaving soon.

He shared a worried look with Yassine and Romain - time was getting away from them and they would be in deep trouble if they didn't make a move soon.

Yassine shifted closer to Bilal who had ended up standing next to him. "Pretend you're feeling sleepy," he whispered.

"What? Why?" Bilal whispered back.

"Fine, fine" He conceded at the look Yassine gave him.

"I think it's time for me to go to bed" Yassine cringed at the exaggerated yawn Bilal gave.

"Ah, would you look at the time!" Romain said, making a whole show of looking at his watch. "We should all go to bed if we want to be fresh and rested for the flight tomorrow."

Walid looked reluctant to leave, taking a long sip of his tea. "Well, then!" Walid said, slapping his knees like every typical dad as he got up.

“I should get to bed too. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow. See you all bright and early for checkout!”

Everyone watched in tense silence as the door closed behind him, then they all broke into chaos.

"We need balaclavas to hide our face!"

"Where the hell are we getting balaclavas at this hour?!"

"This is not heist movie that we need balaclavas!"

"We can just break the cameras with stones!"

"Let's go, l'm ready to tackle some guards!"

"No Sofyan, you're not tackling anybody!"

"Stop it!" Romain shouted. "We just need to be logical about this."

"First, we need to narrow down the possible location of the trophy. That place is huge. We can't waste time trying to search for it everywhere"

"If what Bilal and Boufal said is accurate, the trophy was last seen just before we got on the bus." Yassine pursed his lips, "My guess is that it's still somewhere around there."

"If I remember correctly," Hakim scratched his chin thoughtfully, "the bus left through the west gate. So, the west side has to be our point of entry."

“Right then!” Romain clapped his hands, and gestured for all of them to huddle together as they usually did before a match.

"Bilal and Aboukhlal, you two stay here and cover for us if someone looks for us. Yassine, Youssef and Hakim, you'll be responsible for retrieving the trophy. Munir, Abdelhamid and Sofyan, you're covering their backs. You'll be responsible for neutralising any threat. Abde, Boufal and I will stay outside of the compound and be on the lookout." Romain instructed.”

“Understood?”

“Yes Capi!”

Then, they were on the move, all of them somehow fitting in the same lift, with Elias complaining all the way down for being squished into Sofyan’s pecs. They stumbled out into the warm night air and came to an abrupt stop.

Walid was standing just outside, looking rather unsurprised to see them.

“Aha! I knew it! I knew you were hiding something from me!” He snapped his fingers victoriously. “Tell me what’s going on.”

“Nn…nothing” they all stuttered.

“Bilal?” Walid fixed his I’m disappointed stare on him.

Bilal was only that strong, after all. He stumbled through the whole story, ending with their half-baked plan to retrieve the trophy.

Walid advanced on them, shaking his head in disappointment. They all held their breath as they waited for his angry outburst, which would be totally understandable. But they’d forgotten that Walid was Walid.

“I’m disappointed in you,” he said, looking at each one of them. “I thought I have earned enough of your trust for you to know that you can always come to me, whatever the problem is.”

“So let’s go!”

They all looked at him in surprise.

“What?! You don’t want to get the trophy back? It’s going to be light soon. We need to move!”

“Are you serious?” Hakim asked. They were idiots for not having gone to Coach in the first place. How could they have ever doubted that he wouldn’t do his absolute best to get them out of trouble?

“But wait … how are we getting there?” Yassine asked. They’d truly not considered the most important points.

"Yassine, my son, when I say to trust me, you need to trust me. Dir niya"

Some twenty minutes later, they were on their way.

Romain rather not question how Walid had procured a 7-seater in such a short amount of time. The man truly could work wonders no other person could. He just wished it was a bigger car because he had Sofyan sitting nearly in his lap.

Walid stopped the car a safe distance from the palace compound.

"Abde, you're in the driver's seat," Walid said, opening the driver's door. "Keep the car running. We need to be ready to drive away at any time."

"Bilal, you stay here and be on the lookout for any trouble. The rest of you follow me."

They left the car, walking as quietly as they possibly could. They shuffled along the wall hoping no one would notice them. At the corner, they all stopped, waiting for Walid to give the all-clear, then they quickly rounded the corner.

"There! That's the west gate!" Hakim whispered.

"See there," Yassine pointed to a spot a few meters ahead. "I think this is a blind spot. The nearest camera is pointed in the opposite direction. This is the perfect spot for us to jump the walls."

Walid turned around and gestured for everybody to come closer. "Yassine and Youssef, you two are the tallest so you need to help the others over the wall. Boufal, Nayef and I are staying here in case something goes wrong."

"Come on, my lions," Walid clasped Yassine and Youssef on the shoulder. "Get to work."

Yassine and Youssef crouched down, linking their hands together to create a sort of stepping stone. Up went Hakim, then Romain, Sofyan and Munir. Finally, Walid and Boufal helped Yassine and Youssef over.

Boufal grunted as he helped boost them up the wall. “These two really need to lay off the harissa.” He muttered as he bent at the waist to catch his breath.

Once over the wall, the boys assessed their options. Their bus had been parked on the far side across from where they currently were. To get there, they'd have to cross an open courtyard, which in their mind, seemed to be the most herculean task. They looked at one another in apprehension.

What if there was a sniper hidden somewhere, waiting to shoot them, one after the other as they attempt to cross the open space?

"We need to get to the other side without being seen." Romain fished his phone out of his pocket, fumbling to turn the flashlight on.

"Yeah, well" Hakim's voice was sarcastic. "We're not going very far with you waving that flashlight around."

"Fine, fine. I'm switching it off."

"I can see you rolling your eyes at me even in the dark"

"Guys, can we not?" Yassine cut them off. "We are definitely getting caught if you two keep on fighting."

Munir took a big breath and slowly let it out. "All right, guys," he said, cuffing his sleeves. "I guess we don't have any other options but to run very fast and very quick across that open space."

Romain nodded, agreeing with Munir. "Ok guys, on three" he said, lightly jumping on his feet as if he was warming up before a match.

"One ...

Two...”

And they were off. Romain cursed under his breath as the others jumped the start. He started after them, crouching low to avoid being detected. They reached the spot where the bus was parked, all of them looking around frantically.

"Look behind those pots there." Yassine whispered urgently.

Hakim bent down, peering behind one of the big ceramic pots that bordered the far wall. Was that a glint of something he saw? He reached out, his hand connecting with something metal. Hell yeah, this had turned out easier than they had thought. His hand curled around the base of the trophy as he carefully shimmied it out from behind.

“Found it!”

“Hell yeah man!” Sofyan high-fived him.

“Let’s get the hell out of here.”

They ran across the courtyard, high on the adrenaline of a successful mission. They felt almost invincible - after all, they were too good. No one would even know they had lost trophy.

They reached their point of entry. One after the other, Youssef and Yassine boosted the others up the wall.

Youssef crouched down as he tipped his head towards the wall. “Khoya, you go first.”

Yassine shook his head. “I’m the last line of defence. I don’t go anywhere until everybody is safe. You go first.”

Youssef was about to argue, which frankly they didn’t really have time for, when Yassine shushed him.

“Someone’s coming.” Shit shit shit. They hadn’t made it here so far for them to fail at the last minute.

“Quick, quick” Yassine almost tackled Youssef to the ground in his hurry to get him up the wall.

The voices were getting closer now. Youssef hung over the top of the wall, his hand extended towards Yassine as he silently urged him on. Yassine took a deep breath, moved back a few steps as he gathered enough speed to launch himself as high up the wall as he could.

Somehow, he managed to grab Youssef’s hand, scraping his elbow in the process. Sofyan appeared besides Youssef as he gestured for Yassine to grab his hand. Together, they pulled him over as fast as they could. Then, they were on the move again, rushing towards the car. They piled into the car, tripping over each other and not caring that they were nearly sitting on top of each other. Hakim had barely closed the door before Abde peeled away like a GTA gateway car.

For the first few minutes, they all stayed quiet, catching their breath as the enormity of what they’d just done dawned on them. Then, Walid turned around and smiled at them. They burst out laughing in relief.

Dir niya, indeed.

The next day, the PR head of the Moroccan National team was feeling exasperated but mostly confused.

The buses were lined outside. The hotel staff had gathered in the lobby for the farewell of the team. A healthy number of international press was waiting outside to capture the departure of the team from Qatar. They had a strict schedule of celebration to follow starting with the broadcast of the team’s arrival in Rabat and ending with dinner at the King’s palace, but yet, the players were nowhere to be seen.

“Coach Walid,” she marched towards him as he finally made an appearance. It was a bit surprising to see that he didn’t look as well put-together as he usually did. “We have been waiting for you and your team, sir. We’re running late.”

“I apologise, Miss Asma, but they are on their way down now.” It had taken Walid numerous calls to each of them before he managed to get them all out of bed.

“Here they are now.” Asma watched horrified as the lift doors opened and the players came out. They looked like they’d gotten dressed in their sleep. In fact, they looked like they were barely awake. It would take some heavy-duty concealer to hide those eye-bags they were all sporting.

Coach Walid looked at her and smiled sheepishly. “They’re just not morning people.”

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captainmarvels1 · 1 year

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Purple coach reveals 'Amrabat' body collapsed after World Cup

Fiorentina head coach Vincenzo Italiano admits that defensive midfielder Sofiane Amrabat Need time to recover after being hit hard at the 2022 World Cup

Morocco national team star It is an important force for representatives from Africa. through to the semi-finals During เล่นเกมสล็อตPG the tournament in Qatar

His outstanding performances saw him being linked with some of the biggest clubs in Europe, including Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

"Mahakan" beat Sassuolo 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday night, in which Amrabat was named as a substitute but did not play.

Italiano said: “Amrabat has returned from a disastrous World Cup. He needs time to cool down.” “He ended the tournament with a painkiller injection to enable him to continue playing.”“He still has problems with this. Only trained with us for 4 sessions and he told me that he couldn't play the full 90 minutes yet."I could have him playing today [Saturday], but I don't want to take any risks."

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freelance-informatique · 1 year

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Mercato d'hiver : Les plus gros transferts potentiels de Janvier !

De nombreux joueurs se sont montrés avec des performances impressionnantes au Qatar. Le prochain Mercato d'hiver promet d'être la plus excitante depuis des années. Les meilleurs clubs européens ont plus d'un mois pour finaliser leurs stratégies de transfert. Quels seront les transferts potentiels ? Aura-t-on droit à quelques surprises ? Matheus Cunha chez les Wolves Julen Lopetegui a immédiatement identifié sa cible principale depuis qu'il a rejoint le club en novembre dernier. L'attaquant brésilien devrait quitter l'Atletico Madrid pour Wolverhampton. Il a joué presque exclusivement sur le banc de Diego Simeone cette saison. Cunha n'a marqué aucun but en 17 matchs cette saison et sept en 38 matchs la saison dernière. De toute évidence, ces statistiques à couper le souffle ne justifient pas le prix de 40 millions d'euros. Cristiano Ronaldo vers AL NASSR Cristiano Ronaldo est actuellement sans club après son départ de Manchester United. Il est arrivé ces derniers jours en Arabie Saoudite pour conclure un éventuel transfert. Le premier choix de Ronaldo est de rester en Europe, mais il n'a pas d'offres convaincantes sur la table. Les seuls clubs qui seraient intéressés par la signature du Portugais son Chelsea et le Sporting Lisbonne. Mais la probabilité reste moindre, son état de forme n'emballe pas les clubs. Il reste à savoir si ce transfert vers Al-Nassr puisse se concrétiser et devenir l'un des principaux coups marketing de ce Mercato d'hiver. Lire aussi : Cristiano Ronaldo au Sporting : Ruben Amorim confirme l'interêt ! Cody Gakpo à Manchester United Selon le directeur du football du PSV, Marcel Brands : "Seuls 10 à 12 clubs pourront s'offrir Cody Gakpo en janvier. Nous verrons si cela se produit. Cela doit être une vente record pour le PSV, également une très bonne opportunité pour Cody Gakpo projet." Gakpo a marqué lors des trois matchs de groupe de la Coupe du monde des Pays-Bas. Il semble plus susceptible d'aller à Manchester United, compte tenu des problèmes de forme d'Anthony Martial et d'un certain Cristiano Ronaldo. Manchester United a besoin d'un autre attaquant. Le PSV a fixé un prix de 45 millions d'euros pour son joueur, ce qui serait facilement abordable pour United. Mykhailo Mudryk à Arsenal Eddie Nketiah n'a pas ce qu'il faut pour être l'attaquant titulaire des leaders de Premier League. Il est donc surprenant que la principale cible d'Arsenal lors du mercato d'hiver soit un ailier. Il s'agit de la star du Shakhtar Donetsk Mikhailo Mudrik. Mudryk a marqué lors de sept de ses 10 dernières apparitions, dont un but contre le Celtic en Ligue des champions. Le Shakhtar a fixé un prix de 100 millions d'euros pour son joueur. De ce fait, ce transfert dépend de la capacité d'Arsenal à réduire ce prix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mNm0CLobRo Lire aussi : Qui sont les meilleurs joueurs de Coupe du monde 2022 ? Sofyan Amrabat vers Liverpool Sofian Amrabat était sans doute l'un des meilleurs joueurs de la Coupe du monde. Jurgen Klopp cherche désespérément à remanier son milieu de terrain. Le club a du mal à trouver des fonds pour janvier, Amrabat pourrait être une bonne affaire par rapport à d'autres signatures plus chères en cours de discussion. La Fiorentina demanderait 40 à 45 millions d'euros pour son principal atout. Cette transaction a de fortes chances d'aboutir, même si les Reds placent leur priorité sur Enzo Fernandez. Marcus Thuram quittera Gladbach lors du Mercato d'hiver Le Borussia Mönchengladbach évalue apparemment Marcus Thuram à seulement 10 millions d'euros. Oui, son contrat expire cet été, et oui, Gladbach ne veut pas le perdre pour rien. Mais 10 millions d'euros ? Pour un attaquant de 25 ans qui est le deuxième meilleur buteur de Bundesliga cette saison. Il vient de jouer un rôle supplémentaire dans l'épique finaliste de la Coupe du monde avec les Bleus. Inutile de dire qu'à ce prix, de nombreux clubs ont été liés à un transfert lors du mercato d'hiver. Alan Saint-Maximin a révélé qu'il espérait retrouver son partenaire à Newcastle. L l'Inter Milan est considéré comme le favori. Si Gladbach négocie bien, ils peuvent gagner plus d'argent ici. Lire aussi : Révélation Coupe du monde : Les joueurs qui ont pris de la valeur ! Enzo Fernandez vers Liverpool Liverpool pourrait avoir du mal à signer Enzo Fernandez en janvier. Les performances de Fernandez ont grimpé en flèche et il a été nommé meilleur jeune joueur du tournoi. Benfica n'est pas pressé de le vendre, car il n'est arrivé que cet été et dispose d'une clause libératoire de 120 millions d'euros. Il est donc difficile d'imaginer qu'une telle décision se produise en janvier, mais on ne sait jamais. Le joueur a pas mal de prétendants. Declan Rice vers Chelsea Ce qui est certain, c'est que Declan Rice va bientôt quitter West Ham. Chelsea est le prétendant le plus évident et attendra probablement jusqu'à l'été pour que sa valeur chute, car il entre dans la dernière année de son contrat. Il a déjà passé son temps au stade de Londres et est sur le point de faire un grand pas après son succès en Coupe du monde, mais il semble que son aventure à West Ham se terminera en juin. ________ Pour retrouver toute l'actu foot, rendez-vous sur notre site web ou sur notre page Twitter. Read the full article

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commonplague · 1 year

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Romano reveals the swan "Amrabat" is really - purple, embroidered with a price of 40 million baht

Famous Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Fiorentina are open to selling Sofiane Amrabat, with Liverpool one club monitoring the situation.

Amrabat has made outstanding contributions for the Morocco national team. in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar In which they became the first team to reach the semi-finals before losing 2-0 to best Baccarat France and most recently losing 2-1 to Croatia, finishing fourth in the tournament.

Most recently, Romano spoke via YouTube channel.

House of Champions CBS

“They (Fiorentina) have stated privately that they want to sell Sofiane Amrabat for about 40 million euros, so it is true that there is interest from foreign clubs, including Liverpool, but at the moment. There have been no negotiations yet.”

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stateofsport211 · 1 year

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Croatia Clinched the Third Place After Defeating Morocco 2-1 in A Close Stand-Off

Luka Modric (left) and Hakim Ziyech (right) battling it out for the ball possession (📸 Getty Images via Barca Blaugranas)

For the third place play-offs, Croatia faced Morocco for one more time (after the goalless draw in the group stage), where both teams aimed for revenge. They even treated this match as if they played a final. A more fast-paced play would be expected, where Croatia managed to organize their attacking style better and mostly defended well to clinch their second third-place finish in the FIFA World Cup (after 1998) and their third Top 3 World Cup finish (counting the 2018 runner-up).

Left: The first goal for Croatia from Josko Gvardiol (📸 Associated Press via The Guardian); right: Achraf Dari celebrated his equalizing goal (📸 CTV News)

The first half started at a quicker pace than the group stage with an early scare, where minutes after a chance from Lovro Majer that sent the ball several centimeters off the goal post, there was a little scare when Yassine Bounou almost kicked the ball to his own post. Still, the ball somehow skipped just wide of his post to his relief. Somehow, there were two goals one after another: Croatia opened with a lead where after the free kick, Majer passed it perfectly to Ivan Perisic, and after several things from the middle, Josko Gvardiol subsequently scored the goal from the header; secondly, Achraf Dari scored an equalizer for Morocco because Croatia was unable to track a runner (from the corner), which was managed perfectly with the open space. 10 minutes in, the first half was 1-1 for both Croatia and Morocco.

Mislav Orsic's goal secured the 2-1 lead (then victory) for Croatia (📸 BBC)

Croatia had more on-target chances compared to Morocco in the first half thanks to their more proactive approach in counter-attacking after the equalizer. For example, Luka Modric fired the ball right from the middle and it was saved by Yassine Bounou, which was also preceded by a similar approach from Perisic. On the Moroccan side, Sofiane Boufal had his chance, which went to the sky. The closest chance for Morocco in this half came from Youssef En-Nesyri, where the ball went out from the goal post instead, and so did Hakim Ziyech's chance. Croatia then scored another goal three minutes before the first half was closed, where Mislav Orsic struck the ball in after Mateo Kovacic won the ball from the edge of the box before the ball reached Marko Livaja, which ball ultimately reached Orsic, who executed the move perfectly. This secured the 2-0 lead for Croatia to end the first half.

The second half then began with the Moroccan attempt to counterattack. However, Croatia became even more proactive even at the beginning of the second half, where Orsic tried to score again but the ball ended up being behind the goal net, while Majer tried to hit from the center, but the ball ended up getting out of the field. The Croatian accuracy proved itself by how Nikola Vlasic tried to also score from the middle from afar, but yet to no avail. On the other hand, Morocco also had their chances in this part of the half by Hakim Ziyech, who tried a kick to the penalty box from afar, but it went elsewhere instead.

The defense department had been quite a discourse in the second half, particularly how Croatia tried to keep their position despite the Moroccan counter-offensive efforts, which resulted in another chapter of the out-pressuring contest. Several fouls committed by both teams had them appealing for penalties (example 1, where Josko Gvardiol was fouled by Sofyane Amrabat & example 2, where there was a handball from the Moroccan side trying to defend their position), but it did not go through. In the last pushes, both Croatia and Morocco had their golden chances: for Croatia, Kovacic tried to fire the ball from the penalty box before it got defended by Morocco, while En-Nesyri jumped higher than Perisic to reach the header, but it reached the roof of the net instead of being a late equalizer. The final whistle then blew, hence Croatia successfully clinched third place.

The Croatian celebration in the third place podium during the post-match ceremony (📸 HNS via FIFA World Cup)

For a nation of fewer than 4 million people, being in the Top 4 in two consecutive times (three times in total, including 1998) is an immense achievement in itself. This was affirmed by Andrej Kramaric, who stated that their third-place victory would make them an "all-time hero." On the other hand, the Moroccan coach, Walid Regragui, believed that there were things they should proudly reflect on after this achievement, becoming the best-performing African team to reach the semifinals. This even exceeded their own expectations, but this was not enough: they needed to achieve it more consistently for them to believe that one day, they will be able to win the World Cup. With the never-in-doubt belief shown throughout the competition, who knows?

This completed the 63rd match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The last match of this year's competition will have France v. Argentina, one of the biggest battles: especially, knowing the key players such as Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, respectively. History could go both ways: either the French second consecutive title or Argentina's third overall title (the first after 1986, even). Knowing this open possibility, it is worth seeing what is going to happen tomorrow.

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