PERTH – Morocco coach Reynald Pedros was “extremely proud” after Anissa Lahmari’s winner powered his World Cup debutants past Colombia 1-0 on Thursday, and into the last 16 at the expense of two-time champions Germany. Morocco’s upset in Perth lifted them to six...
Real Madrid striker Linda Caicedo, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 15 but made a full recovery, took her place after X-rays cleared her of any health issues.
Morocco took heed of Pedros’ plea to play aggressively and the Africans dictated the early exchanges with Chebbak and Fatima Tagnaout particularly influential. Morocco made them pay with their goal in first-half stoppage time putting the group on a knife’s edge at the interval.
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