I-Morocco ithola iphuzu eliyigugu uma iqhathaniswa ne-Croatia

Lubhalwe nguDylan Bettencourt

Ukuthola iphuzu behlula iqembu ebelikwawokugcina kwiNdebe yoMhlaba ye-Fifa yango-2018 i-Croatia kuwumphumela omuhle kwi-Morocco.

Leli qembu lase-North Africa alikaze liwine nowodwa umdlalo weNdebe yoMhlaba selokhu lagcina ukudlala esigabeni samaqoqo ngo-1998.

Kusukela lapho i-Morocco yahluleka ukuhlungela imidlalo emine elandelayo yeNdebe yoMhlaba ngaphambi kokuthi ibuye ngo-2018.

Kodwa-ke bahluleka ukuwina umdlalo kwiNdebe yoMhlaba e-Russia futhi bazozizwa beqiniseka ngemuva kokuhlula i-Croatia ngoLwesithathu enkundleni yezemidlalo i-Al Bayt.

Uhlelo lomdlalo we-Morocco belulula, ibicindezela kakhulu emapalini kodwa futhi ibivalile emuva.

Kumqeqeshi we-Morocco, uWalid Regragui uhlelo lomdlalo lucishe lwazuzisa iqembu lakhe ukuwina obekudingeka kakhulu.

Kodwa-ke umdlalo wesithathu weNdebe yoMhlaba e-Qatar uphele lingekho iqembu elishaye igoli.

I-Croatia ibiyizintandokazi zokuwina kulo mdlalo futhi iphushele izimbangi zayo zase-Afrika eceleni kodwa i-Morocco idlale kangcono kunayo.

Bobabili onozinti bebenethezekile umdlalo wonke futhi abazange basetshenziswe ngokwanele.

I-Morocco ibonakale ihleleke kakhulu futhi ikhombise ukusebenza kahle kakhulu ukuvumela ukuhlasela kwe-Croatia noma iyincishe amathuba.

Iqembu lase-North Africa lithole inkululeko ethile kwi-counter attack futhi esikhathini esiningi bebebeke abadlali be-Croatia abadlala emuva ngemuva kwabo kodwa bahlulekile ukushaya amagoli.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Croatia izobuyela ebhodini lokudlala ngemuva kokuzabalaza endaweni yesithathu yokuhlasela emdlalweni wayo wokuqala kwiNdebe yoMhlaba.

Futhi leli qembu alibi ncono. I-Croatia izobhekana ne-Canada emidlalweni wayo wokugcina wesigaba samaqoqo kanti okulandelayo kweqembu lase-Afrika umdlalo wangeSonto lapho ezobe ibhekene khona ne-Belgium, iqembu elihleli endaweni yesibili emhlabeni.

Ukuhlula i-Belgium kuzobeka i-Morocco ethubeni elihle lokudlulela esigabeni samaqoqo okokuqala kusukela ngo-1986.

Esithombeni esingenhla: I-Morocco ne-Croatia

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