Tag: Morocco

Morocco Player Ratings vs Spain: Hakimi Panenka Causes Upset

Morocco, Player Ratings, Serie A, Spain, World Cup, World Cup 2022
Morocco defied the odds to defeat Spain on penalties with Spanish-born Achraf Hakimi scoring a winning Panenka in the shootout. The Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan was rocking after the heroic display by the Atlas Lions as they become the first African side since 1990 to go unbeaten in their last five consecutive World Cup matches. So, here's our Morocco player ratings for their unbelievable victory over European giants Spain. 
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Sofyan Amrabat has likely played his last game with Fiorentina in Prague in the loss against West Ham in the European Conference League final.

Fiorentina Trying to Repel English Suitors for Amrabat

Calciomercato, Fiorentina, Italian Football, Liverpool, Morocco, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Tottenham, Transfer Market, World Cup 2022
Sofyan Amrabat is putting on a show in the World Cup and has been thriving this season at Fiorentina. He’s starting to draw interest from major outfits such as Tottenham and Liverpool, but Fiorentina have no intention of partying ways with him anytime soon, also considering his contract.
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Nicola Zalewski has had a tremendous 2022, and Roma will soon reward him with a new contract. The talks are ongoing and should be complete shortly.

Ten Serie A Players Who Can Become Breakout Stars in 2022 World Cup

Brazil, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Poland, Roma, Salernitana, Sampdoria, Senegal, Serie A, Switzerland, Torino, World Cup, World Cup 2022
The worldwide tournament has always provided a unique platform for some of the less celebrated players to make a a name for themselves on the biggest stage of all. So let's take a closer look at ten Serie A players who can become breakout stars at the 2022 World Cup.
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Group F contains 2018 finalists Croatia, Roberto Martinez's Belgium, African side Morocco and Canada, appearing at just their second-ever World Cup finals

2022 World Cup Preview and Predictions: Group F

Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Serie A, World Cup, World Cup 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching and we are bringing you a preview of every group ahead of the tournament, offering an insight into each team, as well as predictions as to who will progress to the knockout rounds. Below, we preview Group F that contains 2018 finalists Croatia, Roberto Martinez's Belgium, African side Morocco and Canada, appearing at just their second-ever World Cup finals.
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Hakimi to Shine? Top Players to Watch Out for at AFCON

AFCON, Africa Cup, Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, Serie A
The top players in Africa will converge in Cameroon for the 33rd edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations and we expect to see some of the best stars across Europe representing their nations. AFCON has long been a hotbed for several talented gems and the postponed 2021 edition will once again feature those playing right at the top of their game. With that in mind, we are evaluating the top players to look out for at AFCON 2021.
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Les Fennecs, Atlas and Teranga Lions Make Winning AFCON Starts

Africa Cup, Africa Cup 2019, Algeria, Jewels of the Nile, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania
Algeria’s Les Fennecs started their African Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 win over the Harambee Stars of Kenya at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo. Meanwhile, the Teranga Lions beat the Taifa Stars of Tanzania by two goals to nil, while Keimune’s own goal earned the Atlas Lions of Morocco a slim win over the Brave Warriors of Namibia.
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Meanwhile in Moscow: CR7’s Poker Pushes Portugal Forward

Meanwhile In Moscow, Morocco, Portugal, World Cup, World Cup 2018
We were just writing about Cristiano Ronaldo making it to our Top 11 of the first round, and – bang! – here he is, again. Cristiano scored another one and made poker: It’s 4 goals in two games for him, and his first victim is done: Mehdi Benatia’s Morocco are out of World Cup 2018. It took just 4 minutes for the Champion of Madeira to tear the North Africans down.
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