{"id":773397,"date":"2026-07-01T13:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/773397\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:57:08","slug":"us-media-commend-moroccos-resilience-in-the-round-of-32-against-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/773397\/","title":{"rendered":"US Media Commend Morocco’s Resilience in the Round of 32 Against the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rabat \u2013 American media commended Morocco\u2019s performance after the Atlas Lions defeated the Netherlands in the Round of 32 to reach the 2026 FIFA Round of 16. Many outlets lauded the team\u2019s resilience, tactical discipline, and the successful coaching of Mohamed Ouahbi.<\/p>\n

FOX Sports USA described<\/a> Morocco\u2019s display as one of \u201cexceptional resilience.\u201d The network said midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi controlled the tempo of the match and helped Morocco play on its own terms.<\/p>\n

The report also hailed Morocco\u2019s calm reaction after falling behind in the 72nd minute. Instead of panicking, the Atlas Lions kept pushing until Issa Diop scored a dramatic equalizer with a header in the 91st minute.<\/p>\n

FOX Sports added that Morocco deserved to qualify because it was the better team for most of the match.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, CBS Sports Golazo praised<\/a> goalkeeper Yassine Bounou for his outstanding performance in the penalty shootout. The analysts said his confidence and crucial save helped Morocco secure a 3-2 shootout victory.<\/p>\n

The Athletic focused <\/a>on the atmosphere inside Monterrey\u2019s stadium. The newspaper noted that many Mexican fans supported Morocco throughout the match. It also recalled how supporters chanted \u201cIt was not a penalty,\u201d referring to the controversial penalty that eliminated Mexico against the Netherlands at the 2014 World Cup.<\/p>\n

Other American media outlets, including ESPN and NBC Bay Area, also applauded Morocco\u2019s historic performance. ESPN called it<\/a> one of the most intense Round of 16 matches between two of the world\u2019s top-ranked teams, while NBC Bay Area described the penalty shootout as one of the tournament\u2019s most exciting moments.<\/p>\n

Morocco will next face Canada in the Round of 16 next Saturday at Houston Stadium (NRG Stadium) in Houston, Texas, USA.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rabat \u2013 American media commended Morocco\u2019s performance after the Atlas Lions defeated the Netherlands in the Round of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[81251,274464,49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-773397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-2026-fifa-world-cup","tag-atlas-lions","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}