GWT: World Cup - Quarterfinals - Morocco v. Portugal

[Karterthadon]

Morocco should have won 3-0 at least, they blew some crazy opportunities to run it up.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Portugal had no business winning this game or scoring at all but man this ref showed no consistency.

Well let me see, they conceded on a GK error, they dominated play and Morocco barely did anything but hoove the ball away the last 40 minutes of the match. People like an underdog story and all but if a Poland had played like Morocco people would be whining hardcore about it.

 

[GKJ]

Morocco should have won 3-0 at least, they blew some crazy opportunities to run it up.

They had like 2 chances with 10 men that was better than most of the Portugal chances to that point.

 

[phisherman]

Arab is their ethnicity africa is a geographic region

Is the World Cup played by a team based on ethnicity or based on countries?

 

[sansabri]

Arab is their ethnicity africa is a geographic region

Arabs in Africa also makes them African

 

[Blender]

Morocco has only given up 1 goal in the tournament, just a defensive juggernaut.

 

[Satan]

another boring all european semis in the world cup

 

[Space Coyote]

fifa really tried to fix the ending here

Wouldn't the fix be him vs Messi in the final?

 

[Evilo]

Morocco v France SF wow

You know this isn't going to work right?

 

[Savi]

I’m sure Spain and Portugal said the same…heck Belgium thought it was an easy group probably too

I can assure you, we didn't

 

[Power Man]

lol Santos thinks he’s Ten Haag

 

[These Are The Days]

Both are correct but when you get down to the genetics of it, the Moroccan people are not that much different than people you'd find in the Arabian Peninsula or the Levant. If my information is correct (and you should never trust me) theyre all descendants of nomadic, Bedouin peoples and the religion of Islam unites them culturally and linguistically

 

[Evilo]

Well let me see, they conceded on a GK error, they dominated play and Morocco barely did anything but hoove the ball away the last 40 minutes of the match. People like an underdog story and all but if a Poland had played like Morocco people would be whining hardcore about it.

Let me check your Croatia/Brazil posts

 

[canuckster19]

This is officially the greatest WC ever

Why? Just because an African team that can park the bus made the semis doesn't make this great, or even exciting, not trying to take anything away from Morocco, they deserve to be where they are, but greatest ever? Nope

 

[Karterthadon]

Yes like Spain is gonna walk into top 8 and Portugal into semis ohwait.

Well it's getting silly now, they have lost 3 of their top 4 defenders.

 

[phisherman]

Both are correct but when you get down to the genetics of it, the Moroccan people are not that much different than people you'd find in the Arabian Peninsula or the Levant. If my information is correct (and you should never trust me) theyre all descendants of nomadic, Bedouin peoples

So if Morocco is an Arab team then France is an African team right?

 

[willy702]

World Cup dreams are alive for every country in the world. The world has definitely caught up to the top teams thanks to the quality and depth of the top European leagues. And man that winning goal was just majestic.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Let me check your Croatia/Brazil posts

You act like I am not aware of that. I don't blame Morocco for playing the way they do. Every team has to do what they have to do to win the games. I think the difference in how the 'group' perceives it is funny. Morocco gets lauded and told they deserve it but Croatia - who fwiw are much more positive than Morocco were - get criticized.

 

[Islesfan22]

Congratulations to Morroco. They defended amazingly and looked dangerous on the counter. A bit more composure as they should have scored another goal.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Morocco has only given up 1 goal in the tournament, just a defensive juggernaut.

All the underlying stats back it up, too. They don't give up many chances

 

[NyQuil]

Arabs in Africa also makes them African

Technically there is a fair amount of Berber ethnicity as well.

 

[Evilo]

You act like I am not aware of that. I don't blame Morocco for playing the way they do. Every team has to do what they have to do to win the games. I think the difference in how the 'group' perceives it is funny. Morocco gets lauded and told they deserve it but Croatia - who fwiw are much more positive than Morocco were - get criticized.

Because Croatia actually have a lot of talent. Morocco is winning without half of it.

 

[These Are The Days]

Why? Just because an African team that can park the bus made the semis doesn't make this great, or even exciting, not trying to take anything away from Morocco, they deserve to be where they are, but greatest ever? Nope

I don't know... I don't ever remember this many upsets and this many giants going down. And it's got nothing to do with Morocco. Like when Germany can't even get out of their group, you've already stunned the world

 

[sansabri]

Why? Just because an African team that can park the bus made the semis doesn't make this great, or even exciting, not trying to take anything away from Morocco, they deserve to be where they are, but greatest ever? Nope

yes

 

[Savant]

Pepe is blasting the ref, which is ridiculous