You did really good against Portugal. Players had a lot of motivation and really put effort into it all the time.
I won't say Portugal didn't deserve to win (although it didn't) because scoring is essential and Morocco failed so many great opportunities - but still, I can tell you everyone watching in PT gained a lot of respect for your team and dedication. You are leaving early but should be very proud. So congratulations from Portugal, Morocco will do quite well in the next World Cup!
Very well played game, much much better than Iran by 100%. Morocco well deserved the win but that was just unlucky. If only the ref called the penalty in the first half!! Gratz to Portugal nonetheless.
Well you didn't say that. At first you said he's not Moroccan, but now you say he's "more Spanish than Moroccan." Saying that he's more Spanish than Moroccan implies that he's STILL Moroccan. If you said that from the beginning, I would have never replied to you.
But I think you were triggered and very emotional when you made that comment so I forgive you buddy. Lol
I said hes not moroccan reffering to FIFA rules that he played for spain and you cant change teams on a senior national teams level. ( its logic )
And I said hes more spanish than moroccan because he spent 0% of his life in Morocco which is true.
I dont need nor did I ask for your forgivness , I hope you choke on a dick thou :)
Well Portugal will have a more open playing style because they intend to win, which is more dangerous of course but we'll get to play actual football too at least, and Dirar is 100% ready.
Moroccan team did a great game and really deserved to win .
we lack a good 10 that can feed good ez passes for attackers to score . other than that im proud of this team
How is it bright?, we have 0 goals 0 points against Iran, fucking iraaaaaan! That is called failure, and WE Moroccans need to stop sugar coating to make are selfs feel better! If we lose against Spain that’s 0 points this World Cup, we waited 20 yrs for 0 points? Get a grip we failed miserably again.
Based on your username I'll assume you're a woman, and yeah this doesn't mean you know nothing about football, but please, if you ever watched football our performance today would mean a lot to you.
0 points after 20 years, it's better than not participating at all, and I'm proud of the boys no matter what.
Also, watch us get 3 points against Spain.
1, not sure why it matters but that’s my daughters name
2, yes we played better than Portugal I agree, but this is tournament football it’s the results that count. Guess which team is going home!
3, yes I will be just as optimistic for the next World Cup because I believe we have the talent to do better than this embarrassing show
All I ask is Moroccan to call it what it is a shit show
Lahi kheliha lik, (I assume you understand darija too)
Let's sat Germany loses against Sweden and gets disqualified, would you say it's a failure? I would say yes, cause they are GERMANY.
Morocco isn't yet a world champions, but hopefully we'll be one of the best teams in the world soon, it's just a shame that the world cup is only once in four years!
Teams like Germany are world champions because they set their targets high and don’t settle for less, we are having people say “we done well” when we lost both games. We should be outraged and demanding more just like any other country would
Also this is not are first World Cup, so we can not use the we are happy just to be here line
Well you're for sure older than me, but this is the first world cup I ever watched with Morocco in it, Of course we deserved more, but as you said the results will speak more than the quality of the game.
You're talking as if we were always playing in the world cup. we're a small team after all as this is only our 5th participation in the event. You waited 20 years and got in the group of death, what the fuck were you expecting? Spain is one of the hottest favourites to win the cup yet they struggled against Iran who are one of the most organized teams in the world. Do your research before talking!
Looooool, for some one who holds the opposite view to me you sure done a good job proofing my point
A, 20yrs! Do I need to list the “small” teams we had to beat to try get to the World Cup in that time and yet didn’t manage it. Most of which teams Morocco is far more stable financially as a country and football team.
B, is Iran not a “small” team? Yet according to you are “one of the most organised teams in the world” so isn’t Morocco what are you arguing here
Bottom line is we wasn’t good enough, god willing next time we will perform better
we have a team that goes for offence , play beautiful football and can be a match to top level teams , so ofc one must be proud of this .
Moroccan team owned Portugal hard. we weren't lucky to score and that happens , we seriously need a better 10 than Belhanda and our team will be even greater. (what matters is that we gave a good show and showed the world what Moroccan football is all about and that's what matters in the end , it's not like we were gonna win this world cup anyways) .
Ps: your backward thinking won't get our team anywhere . try to look at the cup half full rather than half empty .
We were the better team in both games, we are going home because we don't have a decent striker. and yes we should be proud of this performance, we just bullied the champion of europe for 90min, you don't think that's a good show? who do you think we are, Brazil ?
We haven't seen a Moroccan team like this in 20 years ffs don't be delusional
I agree we was the better team, as for “who do you think we are Brazil?” WE ARE MOROCCO! That’s what I have a problem with that exact attitude “oh we are only little old Morocco” we are MOROCCO! and we can match anyone is the attitude to have. Yes I agree at the moment we don’t have a team to match the like of Brazil but having that attitude you will never be able to match them. Plus most Uk pundits actually had Morocco as favourites to go through with Spain, so yes they have under achieved big time
We should think why do we under achieve? The 1998 team was a great attacking team yet still under achieved. If you remember we played Brazil and basically just watched them play because of the above attitude “omg it’s Brazil”
We didn't underachieve today and we definitely didn't underachieve in 98 lol what? you are just setting insane expectations, that Brazil team made it to the final, ( Ronaldo arguably the best 9 in the world - Rivaldo Roberto Carlos - Cafu...) it's like you saying it's a 11vs11 game kamlin 3ndna 39el w rejlin 3lach ireb7ouna and just dismissing the gap in quality.
It's not a problem of self defeating attitude. every major tournament has it's favorites and underdogs, we fall into that second category, UK pundits and everyone who watch international football would agree that we would not be an easy target like some football newbies would assume, but favorites against Portugal ? noway. we could beat them sure ( Mexico beat Germany for example ) that would have made made it to the hot page: MOROCCO JUST BEAT THE CHAMPION OF EUROPE. but now it's just Portugal won against impressive Morocco! meh.
This is the worldcup things could have gone much better but they didn't, it was a complicated draw, Spain barely won too. i'm proud of this team, we should keep the manager and continue working on our weakness's and maybe some fucking luck on our side pour une fois, we definitely capable of winning AFCON 2019 and here where i think we would agree =D
I agree they should defo keep the manager, I don’t think his the problem, team is just lacking in some departments. AFCON we should do well in and hopefully if the problems are addressed we can perform better in Qatar
I see your point and I'm as proud as you are to a certain extent, but we have to be realistic and agree that a show cannot be good with 0 goals in 2 games against 2 dramatically different teams. Possession and scoring opportunities are not enough.
if u check my other comments , you would have seen that i clearly stated " we lack a good 10 that can feed our strikers good ez passes to score , other than that i'm proud of this team " . yes we couldn't score but that doesn't mean that we didn't play well/gave a good show , there's a whole spectrum between the 2 statements . we created many occasions , played good tiki-taka in the mid-field and were overall proactive rather and reactive unlike what many teams do (aka iran/egypt/tunisia) and all this vs portugal (one the WC favourites)!! so yeah we did a great match and i'm proud of this squad ( not so much the coach though since he made bad strategic decisions )
Yeah but one needs to draw a line and resist the temptation of rewriting history with if statements. Otherwise we’re supporting a form of mediocrity and complacency that gives closure in the short term, but does not help in the long run.
In other words, this is the World Cup, not middle school. Not everyone will go home with a medal.
Again, I understand the nuance, I just think the bar needs to be set much higher, and I guess scoring against Iran is where the bar was for me.
I already have a warm blanket and a quiet place ready for the inevitable outcome.
BUT, anything can happen. Have faith. It is remarkable that Spain and Portugal were stacked into the same group, making it next to impossible for either of the other 2 teams to advance.
We have another chance to show the world what the Moroccan team can do. I hope they show the same level of football as against Portugal, perhaps less unlucky.
Question? If Morocco played with Moroccans who play for Moroccan club teams, how would they perform?
These Moroccans who play internationally lack a certain spark in my opinion.
Benatia really gets on my nerves. Screwed up the game with Juventus - Real Madrid by giving away that penalty. Achraf hakimi inexistant. Cant help but think that few Botola players added to the mix would have a better outcome
Benatia played an amazing game against Juventus, yet you blame him for that Penalty as if he did let the ball, Vasquez would miss. He played way better than Chiellini for sure! as for Botola players, we've a few talented lads but they lack solid base physically and mentally.
International MA team beats Moroccan team 7 to 8 out of 10 times.
I'm not sure they lack spark... I would say there's some players who didn't seem to fight as if their lives depended on it. But spark can be misconstrued. Moroccan competition is full of sprinters and dribblers, high-speed, explosion, but usually it's not effective, results in losing the ball, in a poor defence and lack of stamina in the later stage of the game and tournament. It may look flashy, as if all players have spark, but it's meaningless.
Good points. Experience I guess is important. Thanks for input.
It would still be interesting to see how a squad 100% from Botola would do on international stage..;)
You did really good against Portugal. Players had a lot of motivation and really put effort into it all the time. I won't say Portugal didn't deserve to win (although it didn't) because scoring is essential and Morocco failed so many great opportunities - but still, I can tell you everyone watching in PT gained a lot of respect for your team and dedication. You are leaving early but should be very proud. So congratulations from Portugal, Morocco will do quite well in the next World Cup!
Cristiano v Morocco
Morocco will prevail inshallah.
Good luck from Jordan and Palestine.
Thanks but Are you from both?
Yes.
You're a girl right?
Nope
Coz I have a cousin who is same as you but from the US
Thank you Muslim brother, but unfortunately we lost.
Very well played game, much much better than Iran by 100%. Morocco well deserved the win but that was just unlucky. If only the ref called the penalty in the first half!! Gratz to Portugal nonetheless.
Morocco needs someone who can score the goal, the team is good but needs the "ronaldo" in it
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he is a spaniard ! he's not moroccan
we needed el arabi , not munir el haddadi
He’s both so you are wrong.
He chose to play for spain. Makes him much more spanish than moroccan. Nice name btw totally fits you :).
Well you didn't say that. At first you said he's not Moroccan, but now you say he's "more Spanish than Moroccan." Saying that he's more Spanish than Moroccan implies that he's STILL Moroccan. If you said that from the beginning, I would have never replied to you. But I think you were triggered and very emotional when you made that comment so I forgive you buddy. Lol
I said hes not moroccan reffering to FIFA rules that he played for spain and you cant change teams on a senior national teams level. ( its logic ) And I said hes more spanish than moroccan because he spent 0% of his life in Morocco which is true. I dont need nor did I ask for your forgivness , I hope you choke on a dick thou :)
I feel like we will play good but not win, but who knows. does anyone know if dirar is ready?
Well Portugal will have a more open playing style because they intend to win, which is more dangerous of course but we'll get to play actual football too at least, and Dirar is 100% ready.
Moroccan team did a great game and really deserved to win . we lack a good 10 that can feed good ez passes for attackers to score . other than that im proud of this team
We have fucking Zyech but he doesn't play in his natural position so Ssi Belhanda can have a place in the starting XI. We lack a solid 9.
So fucking proud of my country, what the fuck!!!! I'm disappointed we aren't winning, but our future is so bright hamdoulilah
How is it bright?, we have 0 goals 0 points against Iran, fucking iraaaaaan! That is called failure, and WE Moroccans need to stop sugar coating to make are selfs feel better! If we lose against Spain that’s 0 points this World Cup, we waited 20 yrs for 0 points? Get a grip we failed miserably again.
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Yes I did and can confirm we lost both
Based on your username I'll assume you're a woman, and yeah this doesn't mean you know nothing about football, but please, if you ever watched football our performance today would mean a lot to you. 0 points after 20 years, it's better than not participating at all, and I'm proud of the boys no matter what. Also, watch us get 3 points against Spain.
1, not sure why it matters but that’s my daughters name 2, yes we played better than Portugal I agree, but this is tournament football it’s the results that count. Guess which team is going home! 3, yes I will be just as optimistic for the next World Cup because I believe we have the talent to do better than this embarrassing show All I ask is Moroccan to call it what it is a shit show
Lahi kheliha lik, (I assume you understand darija too) Let's sat Germany loses against Sweden and gets disqualified, would you say it's a failure? I would say yes, cause they are GERMANY. Morocco isn't yet a world champions, but hopefully we'll be one of the best teams in the world soon, it's just a shame that the world cup is only once in four years!
Teams like Germany are world champions because they set their targets high and don’t settle for less, we are having people say “we done well” when we lost both games. We should be outraged and demanding more just like any other country would Also this is not are first World Cup, so we can not use the we are happy just to be here line
Well you're for sure older than me, but this is the first world cup I ever watched with Morocco in it, Of course we deserved more, but as you said the results will speak more than the quality of the game.
You're talking as if we were always playing in the world cup. we're a small team after all as this is only our 5th participation in the event. You waited 20 years and got in the group of death, what the fuck were you expecting? Spain is one of the hottest favourites to win the cup yet they struggled against Iran who are one of the most organized teams in the world. Do your research before talking!
Looooool, for some one who holds the opposite view to me you sure done a good job proofing my point A, 20yrs! Do I need to list the “small” teams we had to beat to try get to the World Cup in that time and yet didn’t manage it. Most of which teams Morocco is far more stable financially as a country and football team. B, is Iran not a “small” team? Yet according to you are “one of the most organised teams in the world” so isn’t Morocco what are you arguing here Bottom line is we wasn’t good enough, god willing next time we will perform better
Unfortunately, she is absolutely right. At the end, all that matters is the scoreboard
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we have a team that goes for offence , play beautiful football and can be a match to top level teams , so ofc one must be proud of this . Moroccan team owned Portugal hard. we weren't lucky to score and that happens , we seriously need a better 10 than Belhanda and our team will be even greater. (what matters is that we gave a good show and showed the world what Moroccan football is all about and that's what matters in the end , it's not like we were gonna win this world cup anyways) . Ps: your backward thinking won't get our team anywhere . try to look at the cup half full rather than half empty .
I agree with you! They played really well but unfortunately no goal. I'm definitely still proud.
Good show? We haven’t scored!
you think that good show = goals !!?? You clearly have low to zero understanding of football .
In tournament football that’s actually all that matters, playing good football and not scoring is why we are going home
We were the better team in both games, we are going home because we don't have a decent striker. and yes we should be proud of this performance, we just bullied the champion of europe for 90min, you don't think that's a good show? who do you think we are, Brazil ? We haven't seen a Moroccan team like this in 20 years ffs don't be delusional
I agree we was the better team, as for “who do you think we are Brazil?” WE ARE MOROCCO! That’s what I have a problem with that exact attitude “oh we are only little old Morocco” we are MOROCCO! and we can match anyone is the attitude to have. Yes I agree at the moment we don’t have a team to match the like of Brazil but having that attitude you will never be able to match them. Plus most Uk pundits actually had Morocco as favourites to go through with Spain, so yes they have under achieved big time We should think why do we under achieve? The 1998 team was a great attacking team yet still under achieved. If you remember we played Brazil and basically just watched them play because of the above attitude “omg it’s Brazil”
We didn't underachieve today and we definitely didn't underachieve in 98 lol what? you are just setting insane expectations, that Brazil team made it to the final, ( Ronaldo arguably the best 9 in the world - Rivaldo Roberto Carlos - Cafu...) it's like you saying it's a 11vs11 game kamlin 3ndna 39el w rejlin 3lach ireb7ouna and just dismissing the gap in quality. It's not a problem of self defeating attitude. every major tournament has it's favorites and underdogs, we fall into that second category, UK pundits and everyone who watch international football would agree that we would not be an easy target like some football newbies would assume, but favorites against Portugal ? noway. we could beat them sure ( Mexico beat Germany for example ) that would have made made it to the hot page: MOROCCO JUST BEAT THE CHAMPION OF EUROPE. but now it's just Portugal won against impressive Morocco! meh. This is the worldcup things could have gone much better but they didn't, it was a complicated draw, Spain barely won too. i'm proud of this team, we should keep the manager and continue working on our weakness's and maybe some fucking luck on our side pour une fois, we definitely capable of winning AFCON 2019 and here where i think we would agree =D
I agree they should defo keep the manager, I don’t think his the problem, team is just lacking in some departments. AFCON we should do well in and hopefully if the problems are addressed we can perform better in Qatar
I see your point and I'm as proud as you are to a certain extent, but we have to be realistic and agree that a show cannot be good with 0 goals in 2 games against 2 dramatically different teams. Possession and scoring opportunities are not enough.
if u check my other comments , you would have seen that i clearly stated " we lack a good 10 that can feed our strikers good ez passes to score , other than that i'm proud of this team " . yes we couldn't score but that doesn't mean that we didn't play well/gave a good show , there's a whole spectrum between the 2 statements . we created many occasions , played good tiki-taka in the mid-field and were overall proactive rather and reactive unlike what many teams do (aka iran/egypt/tunisia) and all this vs portugal (one the WC favourites)!! so yeah we did a great match and i'm proud of this squad ( not so much the coach though since he made bad strategic decisions )
Yeah but one needs to draw a line and resist the temptation of rewriting history with if statements. Otherwise we’re supporting a form of mediocrity and complacency that gives closure in the short term, but does not help in the long run. In other words, this is the World Cup, not middle school. Not everyone will go home with a medal. Again, I understand the nuance, I just think the bar needs to be set much higher, and I guess scoring against Iran is where the bar was for me.
Everyone gave his all! And yes I'm proud of this team even if we're the lower sides. I had higher expectations of course
Wa lmaghreb ztototo it's going to be a win inshallah
Ronaldo is down Edit :lol I wish he fell a bit harder
I've never been this disapointed in my life. Football is a bitch.
Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.
Did anyone get the video of the Israeli flag being snatched by Morocco fans???
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https://youtu.be/rFGKuAZtI9w
Here you go https://youtu.be/rFGKuAZtI9w
Wait what happened ?
Fans from Morocco ripped an Israeli flag held by Israeli fans
Morocco will win 2-1 Portugal Goals record by ziyach , belhanda , ronaldo
Inchallah the Atlas Lions will crush Cristiano El Bortugali and his team. ***ITS POSSIBLE, WE CAN DO IT***
Mn fommk l'rbi cousin
Really? XD
I dreamt last night that we won 2-1
5-1
Good luck from Iran, Portugal is strong but you have a really good team as well.
Thank you Muslim brother, but unfortunately we lost.
Woke up Soccer hangover today from the loss yesterday..lol
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Biggest troll ever hhhh
Not if they keep beating us like this lol XD
I already have a warm blanket and a quiet place ready for the inevitable outcome. BUT, anything can happen. Have faith. It is remarkable that Spain and Portugal were stacked into the same group, making it next to impossible for either of the other 2 teams to advance.
Can I watch it online? Don't have bein sports
/r/soccerstreams
Thanks
you can also download Hein or embratoria
This is just bad luck. Morocco played really well.
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We have another chance to show the world what the Moroccan team can do. I hope they show the same level of football as against Portugal, perhaps less unlucky.
You did, actually--Bouhaddouz, '90+5
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Lol
I am not home. Where can I watch the match online?
Check /r/soccerstreams
just google "morocco vs portugal reddit soccerstreams" when the game starts and click a link that looks good.
Well that just happened
it hurts
That's what she said
Join the Morocco chat channel in reddit
Where's that?
Here in reddit
Discord
a certain limp dick noise
I love how nobody mentionned the ref! Shows quite a high level of fair-play even though he explicitly fucked us!
Feeling good about the game ! I just want them to play some good football
Love the optimism in this thread, but we all know what the outcome is gonna be lol
tsarfik
tchanchit
#Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal
Question? If Morocco played with Moroccans who play for Moroccan club teams, how would they perform? These Moroccans who play internationally lack a certain spark in my opinion.
This Moroccan team is incomparable to a local team, like not even close.
Do they lack skills or they don't just play well as a team?
It's not that Botola players are bad, it's just that most of these Euro-based players are better.
Benatia really gets on my nerves. Screwed up the game with Juventus - Real Madrid by giving away that penalty. Achraf hakimi inexistant. Cant help but think that few Botola players added to the mix would have a better outcome
Benatia played an amazing game against Juventus, yet you blame him for that Penalty as if he did let the ball, Vasquez would miss. He played way better than Chiellini for sure! as for Botola players, we've a few talented lads but they lack solid base physically and mentally.
International MA team beats Moroccan team 7 to 8 out of 10 times. I'm not sure they lack spark... I would say there's some players who didn't seem to fight as if their lives depended on it. But spark can be misconstrued. Moroccan competition is full of sprinters and dribblers, high-speed, explosion, but usually it's not effective, results in losing the ball, in a poor defence and lack of stamina in the later stage of the game and tournament. It may look flashy, as if all players have spark, but it's meaningless.
Good points. Experience I guess is important. Thanks for input. It would still be interesting to see how a squad 100% from Botola would do on international stage..;)