Morocco prayers answered as World Cup adventure kicks on FMTNews FMTSports
PERTH: Morocco were expected to make an early Women’s World Cup exit and be content making up the numbers, but in a tournament of surprises the 72nd-ranked team went from a 6-0 thrashing by Germany to taking the former champions’ expected spot in the round of 16.
“At the end of our game, we all came together with the staff in the middle of the pitch, we had the phone and we started praying,” said midfielder Anissa Lahmari, who scored the close-range winner against Colombia just before halftime. “It’s going to be a very difficult game to play, but if we keep the same mindset as we had today we can be hopeful that we can go further,” Morocco coach Reynald Pedros told a press conference.
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