The Moroccan national team, which played to a large crowd at the Al-Bayt Stadium, drew goalless against last season’s runners-up Croatia in a narrow odds match in the first round of FIFA Group F. World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday.
And there was no scoring in some attempts, so that the Moroccan team missed several chances that would have been enough to score a goal, and Moroccan goalkeeper Yacine Bono scored in blocking a shot by Nikola Vlajic, and Luka Modric shot over the crossbar before the end of the first half.
Morocco’s closest attempt came in the second half, but goalkeeper Dominik Levaković saved a header from Nosair Mazraoui and then a powerful free-kick from Ashraf Hakimi.
Midfielder Sofian Amrabat made a save before crossing the line after a low shot from striker Ivan Perisic.
Striker Abd al-Razzaq Hamdallah, who returned to international matches after a long absence for disciplinary reasons, participated in the last minutes instead of the unfortunate Youssef al-Nusiri, but he had no chance to threaten the goal. Today Belgium will play with Canada in the same group.
