Very quickly trailing, then well ahead and finally under pressure until the end, Morocco beat Iran (4-3) in pain this Thursday in the 8th finals of the 2024 Futsal World Cup in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The African champion will challenge Brazil in the quarter-finals!
The game had started badly for the Atlas Lions, who quickly fell behind after a goal by Mohammadhossein Derakhshani (3rd). But the Moroccans have resources and Khalid Bouzid quickly equalized (6th). Hicham Dguig’s team then took off by scoring three times in the space of ten minutes thanks to an own goal by Alireza Rafieipour (10th) then goals by Soufiane El Mesrar (16th) and Idriss Raiss El Fenni (19th) while Khalid Bouzid left injured on a stretcher.
Morocco saved by the post!
With a three-goal lead at half-time, the Morocco collapsed after the break, however, conceding goals in quick succession from Hossein Tayebi (20th) and Moslem Oladghobad (21st), which allowed the Iranians to come back to within a goal. Enough to lead to a breathtaking second half with big scares… right up until the end.
So, just as the gong sounded and the Atlas Lions began to celebrate their qualification, Iran were awarded a penalty after resorting to VAR. But Khah sent his attempt onto Abdelkrim Anbia’s post. winners of the last CAN held their qualification for the quarter-finals!
It will be Sunday against… Brazil, the opponent who ended their historic run at the same stage of the competition in the last edition in 2021 (1-0 defeat). Time for revenge?
The composition of Morocco
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