Africa Football Discussion Thread || Current discussion: African teams at Qatar.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I agree that Morocco is a very good team, but I would not be so sure of their victory today.
Croatia also played very well in this tournament and defeated the strongest team and the first favorite of the tournament, Brazil.
The only worse game they played was against Argentina, when they didn't have enough concentration in defense, like in the previous games.
In the group, Morocco and Croatia played without goals, but this will be a completely different game.
Both teams are tired after 6 games in a very short time and some players will not be able to play today due to injuries.
I think we can expect a very uncertain game with likely extra time and penalties.

Morocco has about 10 minutes left to stay in the game. To do this, they need to score a goal to transfer the match into extra time. I originally expected Croatia to win, but I didn't think that Croatia would score a goal so quickly - after all, before the games with France and today's game, Morocco were extremely effective in defense. And I note that despite the fatigue of the teams, we are seeing an intense game.

Morocco was fighting for a penalty that wasn't worth giving, was glad it wasn't giving as it was just too soft on Hakimi.
Watched just a little bit of the game as I expected Legendary Luka Modric to lead his side to successfully clinch the third runner's up position.
Even if Morocco didn't win as we all Africans expected they're to rise up in the FIFA standing maybe above 50.

Congratulations to all them Croatia fan's who travelled all that far just to see them country achieve a little bit of success. They have been impressive in the last four years.

Yes, congratulations to the Croatian team. I think it deserved the third place. We witnessed how the Croatians got up from defeating the samba. As for Morocco's achievement in the World Cup, it will be a message to the rest of the African teams that they are able to compete for the World Cup in the coming years.

Morocco finished up 4th place in the world cup and this is a good achievement for them and will be very happy,they couldn't play Croatia properly due to lack of experience in the world cup games. Croatia ended third by winning Morocco today,they deserve the third place after they were stopped by Argentina to the finals. It is a good one for Africa as Morocco have brought Africa's name up in the world cup this year.

Well, how can you possibly say that Morocco's loss against Croatia today is due to their lack of experience in the world cup game? morocco lacked experience and they were able to beat Spain and Portugal? lol, you are very funny mate.

Morocco's loss today against Croatia is definitely not due to lack of experience, this is football, anything is possible, I think their morale wasn't as high as it was in pervious matches after their loss to France in the semi finals, that loss might have so disappointing for them and as such, they weren't really high in spirit to enable them defeat Croatia.
But all the same, ending in the fouth place is already a great achievement for them since its their first coming this far.  

[SatoPrincess]

Senegal team was considered as the only strong team in Africa in this World Cup. Had Sadio Mane not been injured, we might have seen a better performance from Senegal. Even then, Senegal performed well enough without Sadio Mane.
Morocco's performance in this World Cup has surprised everyone. No one expected Morocco to qualify for the semi-finals. Their gameplay and team work is amazing. I think Morocco has a chance to win today's match against Croatia. But there is no doubt that the match will be competitive.

This year's world cup is a lot difficult and competitive judging from the surprising results we have seen. Although if Sadio Mane was present for the Senegalese team it would have been a lot better because he would strengthen the team's attack and make them solid going forward but his absence came as a huge blow demoralized the team's confidence going into the competition, he would have done everything possible to boost the team's confidence.

[minime0105]

The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.

Morocco when i was predicting the match of Morocco and Croatia i did not give wining to Morocco neither Croatia because I knew that both teams are nice team and secondly i expected that the match will ends with draw but God deem it fit Croatia defeated Morocco, and is only African country that played reached to semifinals in world cup as history may have it in the record, so i believe that at African is proud of Morocco despite that they not win Croatia.

[trendcoin]

The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.

Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality. That's why I think Croatia deserved the win... Morocco won the respect of the masses with this tournament. Also, I think Sofiane Boufal and Izzeddin Unahi have a chance to be transferred to a better team than Angers. Also, I read news that Sofyan Amrabat is already on the radar of big clubs...

[snipie]

Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality. That's why I think Croatia deserved the win... Morocco won the respect of the masses with this tournament. Also, I think Sofiane Boufal and Izzeddin Unahi have a chance to be transferred to a better team than Angers. Also, I read news that Sofyan Amrabat is already on the radar of big clubs...

Morocco won the respect of the world with their exceptional performance and the fact that they kicked Belgium and Spain among other teams from the World Cup.
It is unfortunate they lost vs Croatia but this is football after all.
Morocco is becoming the best African team to achieve such record for their continent and deserve much respect.

[minime0105]

The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.

Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality. That's why I think Croatia deserved the win... Morocco won the respect of the masses with this tournament. Also, I think Sofiane Boufal and Izzeddin Unahi have a chance to be transferred to a better team than Angers. Also, I read news that Sofyan Amrabat is already on the radar of big clubs...

What i have to say in this match is that Croatia is lucky enough to win Morocco, likewise how France was lucky to win Morocco in semifinals competition, so that doesn't mean that Croatia have a credible and good players than the Morocco, all tried their best in order to make that they make out something good in their country as i may see, so no one should be fown grading the ability and the methods of play and participation in this competition.

[Marykeller]

Morocco finished up 4th place in the world cup and this is a good achievement for them and will be very happy,they couldn't play Croatia properly due to lack of experience in the world cup games.Croatia ended third by winning Morocco today,they deserve the third place after they were stopped by Argentina to the finals. It is a good one for Africa as Morocco have brought Africa's name up in the world cup this year.

Morocco's defeat to Croatia wasn't due to inexperience in the world cup, in my opinion. They gave it their best shot as a team, but they were unable to score any goals. One of the reasons Morocco lost to Croatia was because they lacked a capable striker.

The fourth-place finish in the world cup is a good one for Africa, and it has increased the likelihood that roughly eleven African nations will compete in the following world cup tournament. Uncertainty surrounds whether another African nation will shock the world by making the World Cup finals.

[Franctoshi]

Morocco's defeat to Croatia wasn't due to inexperience in the world cup, in my opinion. They gave it their best shot as a team, but they were unable to score any goals. One of the reasons Morocco lost to Croatia was because they lacked a capable striker.

The fourth-place finish in the world cup is a good one for Africa, and it has increased the likelihood that roughly eleven African nations will compete in the following world cup tournament. Uncertainty surrounds whether another African nation will shock the world by making the World Cup finals.

In game like this between two teams one team must win for sure , So It's not easy having Morocco come this far in this particular world cup compition and too looking at the category of countries that came to the world cup that couldn't even make it to the round of 16 like Belgium etc, but Morocco reached this semi final. regardless they really did well being the only African country that represented Africa this far.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality.

I was disappointed in Morocco lost, I thought this time around that an African nation will get a medal at this tournament. All hopes were on Morocco but they disappointed. Croatia doesn't deserve this third position if we're considering how good both nations has played at the tournament. Croatia has had to rely on penalty shout-out to advance from both knockout stages while Morocco had to win teams like Portugal without needing a penalty shootout. Judging form how the match went, I would say experience did have a role to play in Croatia winning.

When you look at both sqaud, you can find more experience and quality players in the Croatia team than that of the Morocco (they even made the finals in 2018) so it's understandable why they won but still Morocco were the better team considering how defensive they have been excellent this tournament. I didn't expect them to be conceding goals as they did in the last two games. Nevertheless congratulations to them, they made Africa proud, next tournament we go again.

[Rruchi man]

When you look at both sqaud, you can find more experience and quality players in the Croatia team than that of the Morocco (they even made the finals in 2018) so it's understandable why they won but still Morocco were the better team considering how defensive they have been excellent this tournament. I didn't expect them to be conceding goals as they did in the last two games. Nevertheless congratulations to them, they made Africa proud, next tournament we go again.

It seems like after the French team found a way to score them, Croatia copied their pattern. Morocco would have done better if they had one striker in front who is s good as their defensive Midfielder Amrabat and their set of defenders. Low goal scoring ability is part of what has been against Morocco both in the semi finals and in this game. If they have a good goal scorer, they would have even beat France because in that game too, they had some very good opportunities.

 The coach of the Moroccan side don't need to step down or retire now from the work he has started, with some proper country scouting and new additions of very good talents to the National team, this National team can do better in another competition.

I thank them for still putting Africa up for discussion even up till the semi finals of the World cup.

[Gosgosking]

Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality. That's why I think Croatia deserved the win... Morocco won the respect of the masses with this tournament. Also, I think Sofiane Boufal and Izzeddin Unahi have a chance to be transferred to a better team than Angers. Also, I read news that Sofyan Amrabat is already on the radar of big clubs...

Morocco won the respect of the world with their exceptional performance and the fact that they kicked Belgium and Spain among other teams from the World Cup.
It is unfortunate they lost vs Croatia but this is football after all.
Morocco is becoming the best African team to achieve such record for their continent and deserve much respect.

For Morocco this world cup will be an experience for them to prepare to do better in the next world cup. For Morocco to reach the semi-finals I feel as if they have win something so big nobody could ever thought they will get this world cup.

[Strongkored]

For Morocco this world cup will be an experience for them to prepare to do better in the next world cup. For Morocco to reach the semi-finals I feel as if they have win something so big nobody could ever thought they will get this world cup.

It's rare that a team that was successful in the World Cup can be successful again in the next World Cup because there will be changes to their squad also for the next World Cup they will start from scratch, from the qualification also the teams they face will depend a lot on the draw, but you are right what Morocco has achieved this time is amazing even though they couldn't get third place but yesterday's match they have tried to equalize after going down 2-1 but unfortunately none of the chances worked and they fell short as third place but they have managed to make the betting world into so hard to predict.

[KTChampions]

Everyone had high expectations from Senegal in this World Cup. But Morocco surprised everyone with their performance. I don't think they even imagined they would qualify for the semi-finals. They played very well. Now, if African teams want to continue this streak, they need to focus on developing strikers. The performance of African teams is poor due to the lack of experienced strikers.

A significant part of the players from the African national teams are already playing in Europe and most likely after this World Cup their number will increase, as many have shown themselves well and should receive offers from European clubs. This will give a great impetus to the further success of the African teams.
And I also wonder if the result of Morocco will be inspiring for the rest of the teams, or will it be an unrealistic bar that will put pressure on psychologically? Previously, even the African tops could play liberated, since few people expected a good performance from them in terms of prizes, and now any result will be compared with 4th place.

[snipie]

For Morocco this world cup will be an experience for them to prepare to do better in the next world cup. For Morocco to reach the semi-finals I feel as if they have win something so big nobody could ever thought they will get this world cup.

They won the respect for the World but let's be more realistic. In the next 4 years, Spanish players will be more experienced. Portugal will be more powerful. France will remain the same if not better. Argentina might drop and Brazil will return. It is hard to think that Morocco could play better in the next World Cup. I assume they will be like Algeria when they popped then missed big. Morocco might remain stable or be a little better but the other teams will improve a lot. Even Germany will not remain the same.

[Agbe]

For Morocco this world cup will be an experience for them to prepare to do better in the next world cup. For Morocco to reach the semi-finals I feel as if they have win something so big nobody could ever thought they will get this world cup.

They won the respect for the World but let's be more realistic. In the next 4 years, Spanish players will be more experienced. Portugal will be more powerful. France will remain the same if not better. Argentina might drop and Brazil will return. It is hard to think that Morocco could play better in the next World Cup. I assume they will be like Algeria when they popped then missed big. Morocco might remain stable or be a little better but the other teams will improve a lot. Even Germany will not remain the same.

Morocco played poorly in the third place of the tournament, I believe they will do well in the next 2026 world cup tournament. I was not expecting Morocco to perform the way they did. As it is Argentina is playing more than France by far. Argentina defense is very tight now. France can't penetrate to Argentina defense. France has to regroup themselves for the second half of the game. If France equalize for the second half then they will play penalty. But if they fail to score then Argentina will take the cup.

[LittleBitFunny]

Senegal team was considered as the only strong team in Africa in this World Cup. Had Sadio Mane not been injured, we might have seen a better performance from Senegal. Even then, Senegal performed well enough without Sadio Mane.
Morocco's performance in this World Cup has surprised everyone. No one expected Morocco to qualify for the semi-finals. Their gameplay and team work is amazing. I think Morocco has a chance to win today's match against Croatia. But there is no doubt that the match will be competitive.

This year's world cup is a lot difficult and competitive judging from the surprising results we have seen. Although if Sadio Mane was present for the Senegalese team it would have been a lot better because he would strengthen the team's attack and make them solid going forward but his absence came as a huge blow demoralized the team's confidence going into the competition, he would have done everything possible to boost the team's confidence.

However, Sadio Mane was not with the Senegal squad. However, Senegal managed to qualify for the knockout rounds. They performed very well in the group stage. But they returned home after losing in the knockout round against mighty England. If Sadio Mane had stayed with the squad, Senegal's players would have been more confident and their attack would have been stronger. Senegal is unfortunate not to have Sadio Mane with the squad for the World Cup.

[qory]

Senegal team was considered as the only strong team in Africa in this World Cup. Had Sadio Mane not been injured, we might have seen a better performance from Senegal. Even then, Senegal performed well enough without Sadio Mane.
Morocco's performance in this World Cup has surprised everyone. No one expected Morocco to qualify for the semi-finals. Their gameplay and team work is amazing. I think Morocco has a chance to win today's match against Croatia. But there is no doubt that the match will be competitive.

This year's world cup is a lot difficult and competitive judging from the surprising results we have seen. Although if Sadio Mane was present for the Senegalese team it would have been a lot better because he would strengthen the team's attack and make them solid going forward but his absence came as a huge blow demoralized the team's confidence going into the competition, he would have done everything possible to boost the team's confidence.

However, Sadio Mane was not with the Senegal squad. However, Senegal managed to qualify for the knockout rounds. They performed very well in the group stage. But they returned home after losing in the knockout round against mighty England. If Sadio Mane had stayed with the squad, Senegal's players would have been more confident and their attack would have been stronger. Senegal is unfortunate not to have Sadio Mane with the squad for the World Cup.

Things might not even have been much different with Mane. Then they would probably also have become 2nd in the group and they would have lost against England in the eighth final. But then he might have had a little more influence on the rest of the team. And in the end, Mane is just Mane, not Messi or Mbappe. Maybe he is less powerful if you put him in a less good team. In Africa you have the Africa Cup every year, Senegal can now fully focus on that again. According to the ranking, Senegal is still the strongest African country, but I think that because of the World Cup we have to conclude that maybe Morocco is the strongest country?

[Igebotz]

For Morocco this world cup will be an experience for them to prepare to do better in the next world cup. For Morocco to reach the semi-finals I feel as if they have win something so big nobody could ever thought they will get this world cup.

They won the respect for the World but let's be more realistic. In the next 4 years, Spanish players will be more experienced. Portugal will be more powerful. France will remain the same if not better. Argentina might drop and Brazil will return. It is hard to think that Morocco could play better in the next World Cup. I assume they will be like Algeria when they popped then missed big. Morocco might remain stable or be a little better but the other teams will improve a lot. Even Germany will not remain the same.

You think Argentina, with a better-suited coach and some exciting young stars, a team that has been better than every other country in the last three years, would drop after winning the World Cup because Messi might retire? Don't you think these young stars will be more motivated because they only have themselves to rely on? Morocco's performance was a dice roll and nothing more; they will not improve from here; they were only motivated and did not have any potential teams like Spain, France, or Brazil. Portugal's team is old, and their young players are prone to injury; when Ronaldo retires, they will be a joke


still waiting for those who said the world cup was rigged/scripted for Argentina to win. what is your excuse now

[Gosgosking]

For Morocco this world cup will be an experience for them to prepare to do better in the next world cup. For Morocco to reach the semi-finals I feel as if they have win something so big nobody could ever thought they will get this world cup.

They won the respect for the World but let's be more realistic. In the next 4 years, Spanish players will be more experienced. Portugal will be more powerful. France will remain the same if not better. Argentina might drop and Brazil will return. It is hard to think that Morocco could play better in the next World Cup. I assume they will be like Algeria when they popped then missed big. Morocco might remain stable or be a little better but the other teams will improve a lot. Even Germany will not remain the same.

Morocco played poorly in the third place of the tournament, I believe they will do well in the next 2026 world cup tournament. I was not expecting Morocco to perform the way they did. As it is Argentina is playing more than France by far. Argentina defense is very tight now. France can't penetrate to Argentina defense. France has to regroup themselves for the second half of the game. If France equalize for the second half then they will play penalty. But if they fail to score then Argentina will take the cup.

I think what made Morocco to play in that way was because of much pressure on them after France score the first within a short time after the match started . But I still respect Morocco, their performance was so good like one of the European teams.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

The 2022 fifa world cup have come and finally it is going, and Argentina after going through a tough battle against France, made it and came out victorious, right here and now, I can only imagine the kind of jubilation that will be in the whole of Argentina right now, France gave Argentina a really tough time, but I am happy for them, most especially Messi, he needed to win this cup more than anything else, I am glad he didn't fail in actualizing this dream, a big congratulations to them.