By Isyaku Ibrahim
Moroccan National Team have become the first African side to qualify for two consecutive world Cups quarter final stage
The side secured the feat on Saturday after wallowing co-host Canada in the round of sixteen ‘s first match in the on going world cup holding in North America
Three second half goals courtesy of a brace by Quinahi and the other by Rahimi, helped the North Africans to book a place in the last eight of the event after ending the first 45 minutes scoreless
If one could recall, Morocco were the first African side to make it to the world cup second round in 1986 when it was first hosted by Mexico and just as early as 2022 made it to the semis in Qatar to make another astonishing record in the round leather game
In the second duel, Les Bleus of France eliminated Paraguay by a lone goal scored by their talisman Mbappe via a penalty kick to maintain their superb hundred percent record in the quadrennial tournament
The matches will proceed this Sunday with Spain confronting Portugal by eight o’clock and England engaging co-host Mexico by one o’clock midnight
