Mazraoui revels in victory over the Netherlands

Morocco put up a great fight, netting the equaliser that took them into extra time in Monterrey, Mexico. 

The Atlas Lions will face Canada in a Round of 16 clash in Houston on Saturday, and left-back Noussair Mazraoui says the feeling was akin to that of winning a final...

"This isn big accomplishment for the team because of the fighting spirit we showed up until the last moment in the game. I think we played a great game against this team, if you don't you cannot beat them."

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Morocco, the 2022 semi-finalists, can now start to believe that the path to match or even better their run four years ago is possible after eliminating a top team like the Dutch Oranje. 

Mazraoui says this game was a bit unfair to both teams, as it came a bit too early.

Asked about Canada, the goalscorer on the night, Diop says they cannot afford to underestimate the co-hosts after they saw off Bafana Bafana earlier this week.

Diop, a towering Fulham centre-back, was born in France to a Senegalese father and a Moroccan mother. The French youth international speaks about the powerful moment when the Royal Moroccan Football Federation’s Faouzi Lekjaa made a speech in their dressing room...

"The President came into the dressing room earlier and showed us a video of the people in Morocco. They don't even sleep in order to watch the games so this is more than just a game for us, we are playing for them."