The Official FIFA World Cup Thread - QATAR 2022

[O³ (O cubed)]

If you had asked England before the world cup if they would be happy facing Morocco in the semis they would have taken that in a heartbeat.

England isn't in the semis yet. They have to beat the World Champions first.

 

[MikelArteta]

@MikelArteta This makes Canada getting mollywhopped easier to accept. Atleast they helped prep Morocco and Crotia for the semis and eventually trophy

Still the only team to get a goal on morocco

 

[African_brehda]

Ronaldo should hold his head up high. He was a great player, and he is forever immortalized in Bronze.

Bronze?

You mean you want to start the debate about him being 3rd best behind Messi and Pele?

 

[King Jove]

Pepe blaming the ref being Argentine

 

[Osmar]

Congrats to Morocco. Not gon lie I wish a black African country broke through like this. People gonna say this is huge for africa but them Moroccans don’t even claim African.

depends on the individual

 

[Fortunate Lee]

Still the only team to get a goal on morocco

Own goal

 

[hood b. goode]

He's not lying. Most don't.

grew up with a few moroccans, they all claim african

 

[phcitywarrior]

What would have been an amazing run for Morocco is

Belgium GS - Spain R16- Portugal QF- France SF-Netherlands F

Straight up run through all of Europe.

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Didn’t the refs give them a 11-10 advantage for the last like 10 minutes? lol..on a play where it didn’t even look like dude did anything

nikka complaining about nothing

 

[phcitywarrior]

He's not lying. Most don't.

Yep. See themselves more as Berber and lean more towards Europe. They’re part time Africans and only come when its time for AFCON lol.

 

[dontreadthis]

hearing Pepe essentially blame the refs for the loss is funny. I feel like blasting the refs like that is taboo in America, stateside it's more coded.

 

[Premeditated]

He's not lying. Most don't.

actually, most media and people are titling Morocco as the "first african nation....."

haven't heard anyone use the phrase, first arab nation. they may see themselves as arabs but most people are seeing this as an african feat.

not that I claim them

 

[thatrapsfan]

Majority of Moroccans claim African in my experience. A good number also identify as Arab but it’s a dual identity. On the other hand a significant minority identify as Amazigh (Berber) only and African, rather than Arab.

In any case, without a doubt an African football victory. Managed by a local coach who was competing in African Champions League just a month ago and they represent CAF.

 

[African_brehda]

Didn’t Etoo have them in the final?

 

[10bandz]

depends on the individual

True but even as a whole, morocco left the AU at one point and got kicked out the africa cup one time for being racist