The Moroccan team got off to a very bad start on Thursday evening at the Kings World Cup Nations football tournament, losing to Colombia in its first match. The Cafeteros largely dominated the first half. Brihan Gutiérrez scores in the 4th minute. The situation worsens for Morocco in the last minutes of the first half. Julio Perea and Alejandro Ortega score and increase the score (3-0). Returning from the locker room, another Colombian scored the fourth goal. The only consolation prize: Fouad El Amrani managed to obtain and convert a penalty.
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The presence of Mbark Boussoufa and former Botola figures, Zakaria Hadraf and Issam Erraki was not of much use for the Moroccan team. She also missed several opportunities to get back into the match. Nadir Louad missed a crucial penalty in added time (40+5), which could have reduced the score and changed the course of the match.
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After this heavy defeat, the Atlas Lions will face Ukraine, who suffered a heavy defeat (5-0) against Turkey.
