Morocco’s national team beats Brazil in an international friendly match. What is the significance of this win?
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Morocco won 2-1 (Web)
Many were waiting for Morocco’s match against its Brazilian counterpart in Tangiers. Everyone wants to know what the Moroccan national team will present again in an important match after what it did in the 2022 World Cup.
In the World Cup, the “Atlas Lions” team wrote history by leading its group in the group stage after defeating Belgium and Canada and drawing against Croatia, then overthrowing Spain in the round of 16, before also overthrowing Portugal in the quarter-finals, to qualify for the first time in its history and the history of Arab teams. And Africa reached the semi-finals, losing with great difficulty to France.
There were many questions before the match whether the Moroccan national team could once again outperform a world team, Brazil, leader in the FIFA rankings and world champion 5 times, as well as making sure that what the “Atlas Lions” team did in the World Cup was not a coincidence or a “stroke of luck.” Because the match against a team like Brazil means a lot, even if it is friendly.
Did we say friendly? No, the match was not without importance for the Brazilian national team, as the “Selesao” was required to win from the Brazilians after the disappointment of the 2022 World Cup by leaving the quarter-finals, even if he played the match against the “Atlas Lions” without Neymar, as this star missed a lot from The ranks of the “Seleção” due to injury, including in the 2022 World Cup. More than that, Vinicius Junior, Rodrigo, Casemiro, Eder Militao and others were present in the match against the Moroccan national team.
In addition, the match bears importance for the Brazil national team to win it, even if it was a friendly one, for a second reason is its impact on the “FIFA” classification, as the “Seleção” seeks to maintain the lead.
Historic victory after a historic World Cup
What was the result in Tangiers? Morocco defeated Brazil 2-1. This was the first victory for the Moroccan national team in its history over its Brazilian counterpart, after losing to it in 1997 with a score of 0-2 in a friendly match, and in the group stage in the 1998 World Cup with a score of 0-3.
Likewise, Morocco became the first Arab team in history to beat Brazil, and the second African team after Cameroon in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup.
In yesterday’s match, the Moroccan national team once again presented a strong performance, stressing that what it won in the 2022 World Cup was deserved, and this was what could be seen yesterday in the headlines of newspapers and international sports sites, which saw that the Moroccan national team had become among the international teams.
It is not an exaggeration to say this after the achievements of the Moroccan national team in the World Cup 2022, and after the victory over the Brazilian national team, especially that we are facing a team that includes many talented young men, which means its continuity, in addition to the many advantages it enjoys, such as strength in all positions and the constant desire to win, in addition to To the presence of Walid Al-Rakraki, who proved his competence in leading the “Atlas Lions”.
The importance of winning over Brazil
What makes the Moroccan national team’s victory over Brazil and the World Cup achievements important, in addition to actually placing the “Atlas Lions” among the world’s major teams, is that these victories do not only benefit Moroccan football and its reaping of achievements and titles, but also have other dimensions, as they motivate The Arab, African, Asian and third-world national teams follow in the footsteps of the Moroccan national team, and play a significant role in overcoming the constant fear of these teams in front of the European and world teams, as the Moroccan national team was able to impose its prestige, and this is what has returned to be confirmed in front of the Brazilian national team and what it will be. The case in the next matches.
There is also importance to this victory over Brazil for the Moroccan national team, as it will be more influential in its advancement in the “FIFA” classification, and in becoming among the top ten in the world, in an unprecedented achievement for the Arab and African teams, noting that the previous achievement of the Moroccan team is also It was in tenth place in 1998 after the World Cup.
Morocco fans will remember the 2022 World Cup very much. And now, they are adding victory against Brazil to their team’s feat that looks set to grow.