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Morocco's ruthless touch and street smarts show evolution into top team
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Morocco's ruthless touch and street smarts show evolution into top team
HOUSTON, July 4 : Morocco’s evolution into a top football nation was no better exemplified than their comprehensive 3-0 win over Canada in the World Cup last 16 on Saturday as they absorbed pressure before inflicting three hammer blows on their opponents.Morocco took 50 minutes to break the deadlock as Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and Soufiane Rahimi added a late third, but never looked flustered nor deviated from their plans.Canada were on top in a frenzied opening and created several chances to score, but were wasteful and made to pay.By contrast, Morocco had four shots on target in the 90 minutes and netted from three of them, economical in their chance creation but clinical with their finishing. "As well as we played, Morocco bent a little bit but did not break," Canada coach Jesse Mar
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