The point from Croatia opens the door to repeat the achievement of «1986»

4 gains for the “Atlas Lions” from a tie against the world runner-up

• Yassine Bounou was a safety valve for Morocco's goal against Croatia yesterday.

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The Moroccan national team made a good start in its opening match in the 2022 World Cup competitions, after yesterday's draw with Croatia without goals, so that the team got a positive point at the start of its campaign in Group F, which includes Belgium and Canada.

Morocco reaped four gains after this match, most notably obtaining a good moral boost, especially as it tied with the runner-up of the last edition (Russia 2018), while it will meet in the second round with world number two Belgium, next Sunday, before facing Canada in the third round, Thursday. next.

The confrontation with Belgium is the most important in the career of the Moroccan national team, especially since the result of the match will be a “defining point” in determining the team’s chances of qualifying for the round of 16, as a victory or a draw for Morocco will contribute to the team having its chances in the third round against Canada, which is the national team. The least fortunate in the sixth group.

The "Atlas Lions" tied in the first match in the World Cup, "Good news", which may contribute to repeating the historical achievement of its best participation in the World Cup, when it surpassed the group stage in the 1986 edition in Mexico, by leading Group Six with four points, as it was a coincidence that the team started its career in that. The tournament drew with Poland, then tied with England, before achieving a historic victory over Portugal, while narrowly losing in the round of 16 against Germany, with the goal of legend Lothar Matthaus in the 87th minute of the match.

On the other hand, Morocco learned the lesson from the 2018 Russia Championship, when it began its campaign with a dramatic loss against Iran with an own goal in the fatal time, then repeated its defeat against Portugal, before it tied with Spain in the third round and bid farewell to the tournament.

As for the fourth positive aspect, it is the wonderful handling of the match by coach Walid Regraki, and not paying attention to what is being circulated on social media that Morocco’s chances are the strongest in reaching the round of 16, thanks to the wonderful capabilities possessed by a group of its players, who play in the most prominent clubs around the world. Regragui dealt with great realism with the meeting, especially as he is playing against the runner-up of Russia 2018, which includes a group of the most prominent stars, led by Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Ivan Perisic.

Al-Rarakaki relied on a balanced way of playing, which contributed to not giving preference to Croatia in the middle of the field, while at the same time the “Atlas Lions” wasted many opportunities that would have scored a goal, at the very least, that would contribute to changing the course of the match in the interest of the team.

Morocco's 4 gains

■ Good news for repeating the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, when it qualified for the second round.

■ Learn the lesson from the previous participation in Russia 2018.

■ Get a morale boost before facing Belgium.

■ Defensive toughness and not receiving goals.

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