00:03Morocco stormed into the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday with a convincing 3-0 victory over Canada, ending the co
00:11-host's fairytale run and reaching the last eight for the second straight tournament.
00:16Azzedine Onahi scored twice as the Atlas Lions became the first African nation to reach the World Cup quarterfinals on
00:23two occasions.
00:24Head coach Mohamed Awabi hailed his team's second-half display while praising Canada for providing a stern challenge.
00:32Moroccan fans celebrated the historic victory, with many daring to dream of lifting the World Cup trophy.
00:54We were always able to reach the goal, especially at the first shot, but the support of the British international
01:02community, from Tangea La Gouila, and the fan, Siwabi, who was a change in the difference between the differences, and,
01:11to be honest, we were determined by our results.
01:14Canada dominated much of the opening half and created several chances before Morocco registered their first shot on target in
01:21the 28th minute.
01:22I think we had a really strong first half and a little bit of a disappointing second
01:27half. At the end of the day, Morocco was more talented than us. They kind of just came out
01:33in the second half. I wish we'd capitalized more on our chance in the first, but at the
01:37end of the day, I think the better team probably did win.
01:40Despite the defeat, Canadian fans took pride in their team's historic campaign,
01:45which saw the nation reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time.
01:49I think it's disappointing, but I also am so happy that they made it this far,
01:54given the fact that they were the underdog, and I think they gave it their all, so I think all
01:59we
01:59can do is be proud and be happy.
02:01Unahi sealed the win with his second goal in the 82nd minute, becoming the first African player
02:06since Senegal's Henry Kamara in 2002 to score twice in a World Cup knockout match. Substitute Abde
02:14as Elzouli Rahimi added a late third to complete the victory. Morocco will face France in the quarterfinals
02:21on July 9th.
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