HIBAPRESS – Sports
The Moroccan national team under 17 years old faces its Brazilian counterpart today, Friday, on the field of Stadium No. 7 in the "Aspire Zone" sports complex in Doha, in the quarter-finals of the Youth World Cup, in a summit match of this round of the World Cup finals underway in Qatar, with an eye on winning a ticket to the semi-finals.
Delighted with their qualification at the expense of Mali (3-2) to the quarter-finals, the opportunity will be available to the "Atlas Cubs" as they face the Brazilian national team to confirm their good level since their overwhelming victory over New Caledonia with a score of (16-0) in the group stage. In his speech about the upcoming quarter-final match against Brazil, the national coach Nabil Baha said in statements to the press after the victory over Mali that "Brazil is a good team and includes excellent players (..) It is a match we will need to win to go far in this tournament," adding that the national team squad includes players who enjoy quality and are able to make a difference. For his part, player Ismail Al-Aoud, who was chosen as the best player in the match, said, "Facing the Mali national team was difficult, but we succeeded in winning it and deciding it in our favor." He added, "Brazil is a good team and has a great history, but we will analyze its strengths and weaknesses to emerge victorious from this match," adding, "We are confident and will do everything necessary to bring the title back to Morocco, which has become a global footballing power." The national elements have a strong determination to continue their distinguished journey in the World Cup when facing the Brazilian national team, which qualified with difficulty to the quarter-finals after winning against its French counterpart in penalty kicks. This match brings to mind the match that brought together the Moroccan national team under 20 years old with its Brazilian counterpart, during the group stage of the Chile World Cup finals, which was decided by the teammates of top scorer Yasser Al-Zubairi with a score of (2-1), where the "Cubs" of Nabil Baha aim to follow in the footsteps of their compatriots, who crowned their heroic journey by winning the World Cup for the youth deservedly. As for the Burkina Faso national team, the second representative of the African continent, which qualified for the quarter-finals after overcoming the Uganda national team in penalty kicks with a score of 5-3 (1-1 in the original time), it will face in a decisive match the Italian national team, which qualified at the expense of Uzbekistan with a score of 3-2.
