Morocco will face Colombia this evening at 6 p.m. at the KL Arena in Milan, in the semi-finals of the Kings League World Cup. The Atlas Lions, narrowly qualified against the United States last Wednesday, will try to get their ticket to the final of this competition which brings together the best teams in the world.
As a reminder, the quarter-final against the Americans kept all its promises. In a match rich in goals, the two teams neutralized each other (7-7) at the end of regulation time. Nadir Louah opened the scoring for Morocco in the first minute, but the United States quickly responded through Devin Vega (2nd) and Eduardo “Pollo” Cortés (2nd, 19th). An own goal from Stefan Mijatovic (10th) and a goal from Achraf Mohamed Saoud (26th) allowed Morocco to get back on track. Danny Benítez then gave the United States the advantage by scoring twice (21st, 31st), but Fouad El Amrani responded for Morocco with two goals (22nd, 33rd).
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In a very stressful end to the match, Luís Morales (38th) and Castro 1021 (43rd) gave the United States the lead again, before Nadir Louah scored twice in the 39th minute and snatched the lead. equalization for Morocco.
During the penalty shootout, the Atlas Lions showed composure to finally win 2-1.
This evening, against Colombia, the Moroccans, who had already lost 4 to 1, will have to show a completely different side to hope to reach the final.
The match can be watched live on the Kings League World Cup YouTube channel.
