Qatar 2022: Three key figures behind Morocco’s wonderful FIFA World Cup run

The
Atlas
Lions
will
be
up
against
reigning
world
champions
France
in
the
semi-final
on
Wednesday
(December
14)
and
could
be
on
the
verge
of
creating
more
history.

Walid
Regragui’s
side
have
done
phenomenally
well
in
the
World
Cup
so
far
having
beaten
teams
like
Belgium,
Portugal
and

Spain
already.

The
Morocco
team
topped
Group
F
that
consisted
of
teams
like
Belgium,
Croatia
and
Canada
and
defeated
Spain
in
the
Round
of
16
on
penalties.
It
was
a
rather
straight-forward
win
for
them
in
the
quarter-final
as
they
defeated
Portugal
1-0.

In
this
article,
we
will
take
a
look
at
three
best
performers
for
Morocco
in
the
FIFA
World
Cup
2022.

Yassine
Bounou

Yassine
Bounou
has
been
exceptional
for
Morocco
between
the
sticks
in
the
FIFA
World
Cup.
The
31-year-old
is
already
very
much
accomplished
at
club
level
and
plies
his
trade
for
Spanish
giants
Sevilla.

He
is
a
Europa
League
winner
with
the
La
Liga
side
and
also
won
La
Liga
Zamora
Trophy
last
season.
Bounou
has
conceded
just
one
goal
in
the
World
Cup,
which
was
an
own-goal.
He
also
did
not
concede
a
single
penalty
in
the
shootout
against
Spain.

Achraf
Hakimi

Hakimi
is
currently
the
biggest
player
in
Moroccan
football
and
has
lived
up
to
his
reputation
in
the
World
Cup.
The
PSG
full-back,
who
is
more
known
for
his
attacking
abilities,
has
been
a
rock
defensively
for
Morocco.
Hakimi
has
been
the
highest-rated
Moroccan
player
in
the
World
Cup
and
has
impressed
at
both
ends
of
the
pitch.

Youssef
En-Nesyri

Another
Sevilla
star
like
Bounou,
Youssef
En-Nesyri
has
also
enjoyed
himself
in
the
World
Cup
so
far.
The
dynamic
striker
has
been
a
big
threat
up
front
for
Morocco
and
has
scored
twice
in
the
World
Cup.
His
second
goal
came
against
Portugal
in
the
quarter-finals
as
Walid
Regragui’s
won
1-0
and
it
was
quite
a
spectacular
leap.