Morocco creates World Cup history as No.2 side crashes out

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Morocco bushed Colombia 1-0 to marque it to the FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout round, creating yet much past astatine the planetary tournament, with the triumph sending satellite No.2 Germany crashing out.

Morocco is the archetypal Arab oregon North African federation to spell beyond the radical signifier astatine the Women’s World Cup, and the lone 1 of 8 tourney newcomers to advance.

Morocco’s winning extremity came successful first-half stoppage time, erstwhile Anissa Lahmari enactment backmost a penalty-save rebound.

The triumph meant Morocco qualifies successful 2nd spot successful the group, down Colombia, and knocking two-time champion Germany retired of the tournament. World No.2-ranked Germany needed a triumph implicit South Korea successful a crippled being played simultaneously successful Brisbane, but was held to a 1-1 draw.

Moroccan players were flooded with emotion aft their 1-0 triumph implicit Colombia connected Thursday nighttime (FIFA via Getty Images)

If Morocco’s qualification for the Women’s World Cup inspired a generation, this volition cement the bequest of the Atlas Lionesses.

The Moroccans were trounced 6-0 by Germany successful their debut crippled successful the tournament, but bounced backmost with consecutive wins implicit South Korea and a Colombia squad that had been increasing successful assurance aft edging Germany.

Colombia had its champion scoring accidental successful the 59th minute, erstwhile its 18-year-old superstar, Linda Caicedo, served a shot to the acold post, which Daniela Montoya one-timed to the near of goalkeeper Khadija Er-Rmichi. Er-Rmichi made a footwear save, blocking the shot with conscionable the beforehand borderline of her close cleat.

In the 69th, Caicedo, aft a agelong run, stopped and leaned connected the tract barrier, reaching down to her near ankle and foot. She appeared hobbled for respective minutes but stayed successful the match.

Marina Hegering of Germany looks dejected aft the team's elimination from the tourney (Bradley Kanaris via Getty Images)

Moroccan shot fans person had plentifulness of observe with their nationalist teams astatine the World Cup. The Atlas Lionesses had created past conscionable by qualifying, and past conscionable by scoring their archetypal win. Beating Colombia to sound Germany retired of the tourney was wholly unexpected for most.

Morocco’s men’s squad besides made World Cup past past year. In the 2022 men’s World Cup, the Atlas Lions precocious to the circular of 16 for the archetypal clip since 1986 and became the archetypal African oregon Arab federation to scope a World Cup semi final.

Colombia wins its radical for the archetypal clip successful squad past and is successful the knockout rounds for the archetypal clip since 2015.

Morocco, arsenic the Group H runner-up, volition play Group F victor France successful Adelaide connected Tuesday. Colombia volition play Group F runner-up Jamaica the aforesaid time successful Melbourne.

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