World Cup 2022: Morocco achieves a feat, Hakimi ignites

PSG defender Achraf Hakimi is the headliner of a Moroccan choice that completed first in its group forward of Croatia, Belgium and Canada. A web page within the historical past of African soccer has been written, Hakimi is aware of it very properly earlier than going through Spain within the spherical of 16 of the World Cup.

For the primary time since 1998 and Nigeria’s efficiency, an African staff completed the group stage of a World Cup by taking first place. This Thursday, by outclassing Canada (2-1), Morocco closed its group stage by beating Belgium (2-0) and conceding a draw towards Croatia (0-0). With their 7 factors collected, the Atlas Lions honored Amine Haritwho missed the World Cup because of a critical harm with the OM.

“We made historical past by successful two matches and ending prime of the group”

On the microphone of carlos Saez, Ashraf Hakimi confided on this monumental efficiency: Morocco emerges victorious from its group. “We’re comfortable, our goal was to qualify, we made historical past by successful two matches and ending on the prime of the group”.

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Morocco inherits Spain in 1/eighth, Hakimi declares that the group is “prepared”

To complete, Ashraf Hakimi spoke earlier than the loopy night of Group E of this World Cup in Qatar. Lastly, Morocco inherited Spain for the spherical of 16 of this World Cup in Qatar whereas the collection of the defender of PSG might fall on Costa Rica and particularly Germany. However regardless of the adversary, Hakimi stated he was prepared for the COPE Padlock. “I’m not asking anybody for the spherical of 16, we’re prepared, now we have an amazing group”.