Watch: Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou’s son adorable video goes viral | Football News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou is one of the reasons behind Morocco’s fairytale journey in the FIFA World Cup 2022. His rock solid effort in front of the goal post keeps the opponents at bay as no opposing player has scored against Morocco so far at this World Cup.
Now Bounou’s son is also not far behind his dad to grab the limelight as the cute video of father-son duo went viral on social media. The adorable moment was captured when Bounou’s son was seen licking the mic mistakenly thinking it to be an ice cream.

Earlier, Morocco became the first African side and the first Arab nation to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup.
Morocco emerged as a force to reckon with as they have outdone expectations by beating a succession of much higher-ranked European teams – Belgium in the group stage and then Spain and Portugal in the knockout rounds. It has laid on more than a dozen extra flights to take fans to Qatar.
Bounou kept 2018 runners-up Croatia at bay in their tournament opener. He suddenly disappeared just before kick-off in a 2-0 win over Belgium, having lined up with the team for the national anthems.
Replaced by Munir El Kajoui, coach Walid Regragui later cleared up the mystery by explaining Bounou had felt unwell after sustaining a knock against Croatia.
The 31-year-old Bounou hasn’t put a foot wrong since his return against Canada, the country of his birth. Despite Nayef Aguerd’s own goal, a 2-1 victory sent Morocco through as the surprising Group F winners.
Remarkably, no opposing player has scored against Morocco at this World Cup — and that remains true despite the North Africans needing penalties to see off Spain in the last 16.
After Pablo Sarabia smacked the post with Spain’s first kick, Bounou saved from Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets as Morocco won 3-0 in the shootout to reach the quarter-finals for the very first time.
He was again man of the match in a 1-0 victory over Portugal, ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup dreams by denying the five-time Ballon d’Or winner in stoppage time.
(With Agency Inputs)