Totally disappointed with this result. Ivory Coast were clearly the better side.
I cannot understand African teams though, this has happened over the years. We play better and then break when it matters. Is it a mentality thing?
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco at the World Cup since the 2022 tournament:
๐ถ๐ฆ 2022:
โ Beat Belgium
๐ค Drew with Croatia
โ Knocked out Spain
โ Knocked out Portugal
๐บ๐ธ 2026:
๐ค Drew with Brazil
โ Knocked out Netherlands
๐ฃ๏ธ Achraf Hakimi: "A lot of people thought what we did in Qatar in 2022 was just luck." ๐ซก
They now face Canada for a place in the quarter-finals. ๐
๐จ Noussair Mazraoui started the game as left-back; in the 75th minute, the manager moved him to centre-back. Made 19 defensive contributions.
MOTM ๐ฒ๐ฆโค๏ธ
With all due respect to El Aynaoui, Saibari, Yassine Bounou, and everyone elseโthank you for your effortsโbut Iโm absolutely blown away by the performance of the Noussair Mazraoui.
Mazraoui is genuinely one of the most complete full-backs and Iโm not exaggerating. Defensively? Outstanding. Timing of his tackles? Excellent. Rock-solid off the ball, and he seems to win almost every duel he goes into.
He can play every full-back roleโleft-back, inverted full-back, or providing width on the flank. Today, he delivered a truly historic performance, making several crucial interventions to deny clear scoring chances.
He completely shut down Summerville and frustrated the entire Dutch attack, cutting off virtually every route they tried to use. He was the best full-back, the best defender, and arguably the best midfielder on the team today.
On top of that, heโs exceptional at bringing the ball out from the back. An incredible player, and the level of quality he offers in that position is incredibly rare in world football today.