HIBAPRESS – Sports
The Moroccan under-17 national team plays today, Sunday, its last match in the group stage against New Caledonia in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, in a match where winning is the basic condition for staying in the competition.
But the realistic chance of qualifying remains limited and complex, as Morocco depends not only on winning, but also on the results of the rest of the groups, especially Group C, which includes Croatia, Senegal, the UAE and Costa Rica. Even with Morocco achieving the three points, any victory for any team with one point in this group (UAE and Costa Rica) means surpassing Morocco in the qualifying race. And in addition to that, the public is awaiting the results of the match between Qatar and Bolivia, as a victory for Al-Annabi will raise their score to four points, which practically eliminates the last Moroccan hopes in the next round. Thus, victory alone is not a guarantee for qualification, but rather a mere preliminary condition, with the need for favorable scenarios from the other groups. In short, the cubs face a very difficult task: winning against New Caledonia while waiting for the appropriate results in the other groups, so that their hope of qualifying remains alive, even if their chances are slim and their calculations are complex. Today's match, then, is not just a match, but a real test of the resilience and determination of the Moroccan under-17 national team.
