{"id":358697,"date":"2023-08-03T16:06:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T19:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/morocco-makes-history-advances-at-womens-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T16:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:55:38","slug":"morocco-makes-history-advances-at-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/morocco-makes-history-advances-at-womens-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco makes history, advances at Women\u2019s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brisbane \u2013 <strong>Morocco<\/strong> made history this Thursday (3) after qualifying for the round of 16 in its first participation in the <strong>Women\u2019s World Cup<\/strong>. The Moroccans beat Colombia 1-0 with a goal by striker Anissa Lahmari in the additional time of the first half after goalkeeper Catalina P\u00e9rez rebounded from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the defeat, the Colombians qualified first place in group H with the same six points as Morocco but with a better goal difference, and will face Jamaica in the next phase. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough opponent, who haven\u2019t conceded goals and are very strong in defense,\u201d predicted Colombia coach Nelson Abad\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccans will face France for a spot in the quarterfinals on Tuesday (8). \u201cWe\u2019ve worked hard over these three years; this is the reward for our work,\u201d celebrated Moroccan national team coach, Frenchman Reynald Pedros.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan national team had already made history before in this Cup. When facing South Korea, defender <strong>Nouhaila Benzina<\/strong> <em>(pictured above)<\/em> was the first athlete to play in a World Cup match wearing a <strong>hijab<\/strong>, a fabric to cover women\u2019s hair.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Germany out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the eliminations of Brazil and Canada, <strong>Germany<\/strong> protagonized the third big surprise of the Women\u2019s World Cup when they could not advance from the group stage after a 1-1 draw with South Korea, also in Group H.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time world champion German team was behind after just six minutes with a goal by Cho So-hyun.<\/p>\n<p>The tie came in the first half, by captain <strong>Alexandra Popp<\/strong> who scored with a header. With this result and Morocco\u2019s victory over Colombia, Germany was eliminated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any reproduction of this content is prohibited.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North African national team qualified for the round of 16 of the tournament after beating Colombia this Thursday (3). Morocco will face France next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2345,"featured_media":350576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[23860,44268,44269,37275,43943,37274,12625,44270,416,44275,28534,2541,2354,43950,44274,3047],"class_list":{"0":"post-358697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-copa-do-mundo-en","9":"tag-copa-do-mundo-feminina-en","10":"tag-copa-do-mundo-mulheres-en","11":"tag-football-morocco","12":"tag-futebol-feminino-en","13":"tag-futebol-marrocos-en","14":"tag-marrocos-ar","15":"tag-marrocos-copa-feminina-en","16":"tag-morocco","17":"tag-morocco-womens-cup","18":"tag-mulheres-en","19":"tag-soccer","20":"tag-women","21":"tag-womens-football","22":"tag-womens-world-cup","23":"tag-world-cup"},"wps_subtitle":"The North African national team qualified for the round of 16 of the tournament after beating Colombia this Thursday (3). 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