Mostafa Hajji: The victory over Croatia was possible.. And the Moroccan ambassador to Doha: Happy with the great Moroccan public presence

The reactions of Moroccans and experts varied after the Moroccan national team drew 0-0 with Croatia, in its first match in Group F of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Despite the admiration of the former star and coach of the Moroccan national team, Mustafa Hajji, for the team’s formation and the return of the stars who were absent due to disagreements with former coach Wahid Khalilozic;

He expressed - to Al-Jazeera Net - his "sadness at not achieving a possible victory over Croatia, just as Saudi Arabia won - yesterday, Tuesday - over Argentina," wishing the team success in its next two matches to snatch the pass to the second round.

Mustafa Hajji in front of Al-Bayt Stadium (Al-Jazeera)

While the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the State of Qatar, Muhammad Sitri, seemed sad after the match, and told Al-Jazeera Net that the match was "less than expected for him, and most of the players did not appear at the high level expected of them," but he believes that "a draw with Croatia is not a bad result, but it needs to be strengthened." win the next two matches.

Morocco plays in Group F, which includes: Croatia, Canada and Belgium.

The Moroccan ambassador affirmed that "the large Moroccan public attendance came as a result of the efforts of the embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mobilize support for the national team, noting that it was a bright spot that made him personally happy in the match."

Mohamed Sterry, Moroccan ambassador to Doha (Al-Jazeera)

As for the Director of the Development Department of the Qatar Football Association and the former Olympic team coach, Fahd Thani, he told Al-Jazeera Net that "the match was poor in dangerous opportunities, and the tie was a fair result for the two teams, wishing success to Morocco in its next two matches."

For his part, Moroccan players' agent Anas Ouzifi told Al-Jazeera Net that "unlike everyone else, he is happy with the draw with Croatia - the runner-up of the world champion in 2018 - and believes that it is a push to win the next two matches against Belgium and Canada."