Paris Olympics: Morocco to the semi-finals and America in shock

The US team was defeated by its Moroccan counterpart in the match held yesterday, Friday, at the Paris Olympics, which was a great shock to the American newspapers.

The Moroccan team achieves a crushing victory over its American counterpart in the Paris Olympics The Atlas Lions opened the scoring in the 29th minute through striker Soufiane Rahimi, who scored the first goal with a penalty kick.

The first half ended with Morocco leading by one goal, and in the second half, with the United States looking for an equaliser, Elias Akhomach added the second goal in the 63rd minute after a perfect pass from Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.

Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi scored the third goal in the 70th minute, and then the Moroccan team concluded its goals through Mehdi Mouhoub.

The audience also interacted greatly with Hakimi's celebration of the victory with his mother, and the shot topped search engine sites. The president of Paris Saint-Germain, the Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaifi, also appeared celebrating his team's star and applauding him after scoring the goal.

Morocco vs USA match in Paris Olympics The Moroccan national team met its American counterpart yesterday afternoon, Friday, in the quarter-final football competitions at the Paris Olympics, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, where the Moroccan national team won 4-0 against its counterpart, thus qualifying for the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics.

American newspapers in shock over America's loss A number of American newspapers commented on the result of the match, which was a shock to the American public. The New York Times stated: “This was a day to forget for the American soccer team, as they received two penalty kicks in the team’s first Olympic quarterfinal in 24 years from a Moroccan team that easily scattered them.” It continued: “The United States simply did not have the talent to reach the same level as Morocco, which completed a strong young generation with the best players capable of shining at all levels.”

The Washington Post also wrote about the match: “The U.S. men’s soccer team was thrashed by Morocco in the quarterfinals, ending the Americans’ longest Olympic run since 2000.”

As USA Today wrote: “It took just seven minutes to end the U.S. men’s soccer team’s best Olympic run in nearly 25 years.”

The Los Angeles Times also commented on the match as follows: “Four minutes into the second half, Morocco managed to score a second goal, as Ilyas Akhomach scored a goal that began with a counterattack, before his teammate Achraf Hakimi scored another goal, from another counterattack, then substitute Mehdi Mouhoub completed the scoring in the second half with a penalty kick in stoppage time.”