Morocco subs strike late to earn shock win over Belgium

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar – November 27, 2022 Morocco’s Zakaria Aboukhlal celebrates scoring their second purpose (Photo: REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli)

DOHA, Nov 27 – Abdelhamid Sabiri scored from an audaciously tight angle and fellow substitute Zakaria Aboukhlal added a second in stoppage time as Morocco pulled off a shock 2-0 win over Belgium in World Cup Group F on Sunday.

Sabiri’s free kick from close to the nook flag caught out Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on the close to submit because it curled in for the 73rd-minute winner, securing solely Morocco’s third victory on the World Cup finals.

Aboukhlal’s purpose got here on the counter-attack, arrange by Hakim Ziyech as Belgium had been caught urgent ahead for the equaliser.

The North Africans additionally had the ball within the internet with the final kick of the primary half as Ziyech’s free kick eluded everybody within the penalty space and caught Courtois unsighted, however a VAR test discovered skipper Romain Saiss had been simply offside.

Morocco moved on to 4 factors from two video games with Belgium, second on the earth rankings, on three. Canada and Croatia had been assembly later in Sunday’s different Group F match.

-Reuters