Morocco, ranked 22nd by FIFA, celebrates following beating Belgium, 2nd by FIFA, 2-0 in the second round of the Qatar World Cup Group F group stage held at Assumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 27th. Shinhwa Yonhap News
Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina, Japan won once morest Germany, South Korea drew with Uruguay. Another surprise came out at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where the second group stage match is in progress.
Morocco, ranked 22nd by FIFA, defeated Belgium, ranked 2nd by FIFA, 2-0 in the second leg of the Qatar World Cup Group F group stage held at Assumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 27th. Morocco recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 4 points, while Belgium stood still with 3 points (1 win, 1 loss).
Belgium, third in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, gave up two goals in the second half to Morocco armed with solid defense and quick and sharp attacks. Morocco recorded only 2 draws and 2 losses in the World Cup finals since defeating Scotland 3-0 in the 3rd round of the 1998 France World Cup group stage, adding a valuable victory in 24 years. At the same time, the 1994 World Cup loss to Belgium 0-1 was paid off following 28 years.
9 minutes before the end of the second half, when Belgium was trailing by 0-1, striker Romelu Lukaku (29, Inter Milan), who was off the bench due to hamstring pain, was put in to face it in an all-out battle, but was beaten by a key goal in extra time in the second half. did.
Abdulhamid Sabiri (26, Sampdoria) put an end to the zero march in the 28th minute of the second half when the fruitless battle continued. A free kick from the right square area of the Belgian goal was kicked low and fast with his right foot, and the ball left Sabiri’s toe and passed through the goal line without hitting the attacker or defender. Morocco, who seized the victory, decided the game in the 47th minute of the second half with Zakariya Abuhalal’s wedge shot following Ziyasi’s razor blade pass that quickly dug into the left side of the penalty box.
Sabiri scored the first goal on 28 November. This goal is like a ‘birthday self-congratulatory shot’. Sabiri, born in Morocco, is an immigrant who came to Germany at the age of three. Living in Frankfurt, he even said that being responsible for his family’s livelihood was his motivation for focusing on football. In his mid-twenties, Saviri experienced clubs all over Europe, including German second division Nuremberg, Paderborn, Huddersfield (England), and Ascoli (Italy).