The Moroccan selection remains on its momentum. For their first match since their historic fourth place at the FIFA World Cup in December in Qatar, the Atlas Lions offered themselves the scalp of Brazil (2-1), Saturday March 25 in a friendly match in Tangier.
With our correspondent in Tangier, Victor Mauriat
It was a packed Ibn-Batouta stadium that awaited Walid Regragui’s players on Saturday evening, for their first outing. since their historic World Cup in Qatar. In an atmosphere worthy of a national holiday evening, the 65,000 supporters cheered the players as heroes when they arrived on the pitch. Hicham came especially from Paris for this event:
” It’s a continuation of the World Cup. The block remained united, remained high, pressed when necessary… I am very satisfied with the match and with the victory. After the World Cup which really marked the spirits and history, we continue on this momentum. We had a top match, I’m very happy to have made the trip. I don’t regret at all. »
” They understood what it was like to wear the national team jersey »
On the pitch, the Atlas Lions showed the world that the World Cup was no accident. Sofiane Boufal opened the scoring (29th). Casemiro equalized for Seleçao (67th) before Abdelhamid Sabiri scored the winning goal (79th). The Moroccans played with the same qualities as in Qatar to the coach’s greatest satisfaction Walid Regraguiwho nevertheless wishes to keep a cool head:
” They understood. They understood what it was like to wear the national team jersey. They understood that they have a great people and great supporters who deserve these results but, I repeat, we must not get carried away. Today is good, we are in a good dynamic, we beat Brazil. The World Cup was three months ago. We must continue to work with the same values, but the secret is the state of mind. »
The Lions’ next match is Tuesday, March 28 in Madrid, Spain, for another encounter against a South American nation: Peru.
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