Germany’s 6-0 win doubled as a historic women’s World Cup debut for Morocco, whose very presence at the global event counts for something immeasurable, Chuck Culpepper writes.
“It’s happening, and it’s never happened before,” said Hasnaa, a Moroccan woman from Casablanca and an eight-year Melbourne resident, who declined to share her last name. “And we are so happy to support the Moroccan team and for them to be the only Arab team in the World Cup.” For young Moroccan girls, she said: “It’s really important and it’s like they’re the idols for them. The young girls are watching this Moroccan team in the World Cup, and they want to be like them.
, before a spirited 27,256 in a 28,870-seat stadium, with German flags waving and Moroccan roars greeting any advancement by the Atlas Lionesses, the public address announcement of nine minutes of added time could have brought a sigh of sympathy for the players in red and green, who looked weary even with the five substitutions summoned by Manager Reynald Pedros.The Germans, after all, have a purpose and a mission and a bit of a chip.
Die Nationalelf, as the German team is called, looked primed and precise, and Popp looked very much like Popp. With appearance No. 129 for Germany at age 32, and with goals Nos. 63 and 64 for her country, she thrived even as she stated a title as her only intent. She scored in the 11th minute and the 39th for a 2-0 lead that seemed lock-solid even among 2-0 leads.
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Morocco, Benzina set to make Women's World Cup history in a game against GermanyNouhaila Benzina will make history when she steps onto the field for Morocco’s first match of the Women’s World Cup against Germany — and not just as a player for the first Arab or North African nation ever in the tournament.
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