Organized defense and dispersed attack.. Morocco tied with Croatia
The Moroccan national team snatched a valuable point from its Croatian.
counterpart, the runner-up of the last edition of 2018, when it forced it to a goalless draw, in a match with few chances.
Today, Wednesday, the Moroccan national team played among a large number of its fans at Al-Bayt Stadium, in the first round of the 2022 World Cup.
The match between Morocco and Croatia ended 0-0, at the opening of Group F matches in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in an equal match between the two sides.
The "Atlas Lions" played with great confidence, but they did not succeed in creating the achieved opportunities, and the attackers let them down in the last third of the field, while the Croatian national team appeared in a "normal" manner, contrary to the strong 2018 version.
After the passage of time, the Moroccan public felt the advantage of their country, and that victory was very possible, but the opportunities did not turn into goals.
Attention will now turn to the confrontation between Belgium and Canada, on Wednesday evening, in the second confrontation in the group.
The Moroccan national team snatched a valuable point from its Croatian counterpart, the runner-up of the last edition of 2018, when it forced it to a goalless draw, in a match with few chances.
Today, Wednesday, the Moroccan national team played among a large number of its fans at Al-Bayt Stadium, in the first round of the 2022 World Cup.
This is the sixth tie for the Atlas Lions in their sixth participation in the World Cup finals.
The effectiveness was absent in some attempts, and Moroccan goalkeeper Yassin Bono excelled in blocking Nikola Vlajic's shot, and Luka Modric hit over the crossbar before the end of the first half.
Morocco's closest attempt was in the second half, but goalkeeper Dominique Levakovic saved Nosair Mazraoui's header, then Ashraf Hakimi's powerful shot after a free kick.
Midfielder Sofiane Amrabat parried a ball before crossing the line, after a low shot from striker Ivan Perisic.
Striker Abd al-Razzaq Hamdallah, who returned to international matches after a long absence, participated in the final minutes to replace the unsuccessful Youssef al-Nusiri, but he did not have a chance to threaten the goal.
