Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
July 5 : Canada's record-breaking World Cup run came to an end with a 3-0 last-16 defeat by Morocco on Saturday, but the overriding feeling was not disappointment so much as optimism about what this young side has achieved for the sport in Canada.
HOUSTON: The end result was as expected, but for 45 minutes the performance was not. After a quintessential game of two halves, Morocco became the first African team in history to twice reach the World Cup quarterfinals, yet it was not the easy game against Canada that many fans anticipated. When the final whistle went, two-goal hero Azzedine Ounahi said he “felt like crying” after helping to give his country the celebrations its people were expecting.
Canada coach Jesse Marsch insisted that his side were «the better team» in their 3-0 World Cup defeat to Morocco on Saturday, saying «I'd rather be us than them.»
HOUSTON, July 4 : Canada's dream World Cup run ended on Saturday when they crashed out with a 3-0 loss to Morocco in the last 16, but coach Jesse Marsch said he could not have been prouder of his players after a performance he believed deserved a different outcome.
HOUSTON, July 4 : Morocco’s evolution into a top football nation was no better exemplified than their comprehensive 3-0 win over Canada in the World Cup last 16 on Saturday as they absorbed pressure before inflicting three hammer blows on their opponents.
HOUSTON, July 4 : A change in system has thrust Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi into a new role higher up the pitch and led to his two goals in Saturday’s 3-0 World Cup round-of-16 victory over Canada, said coach Mohamed Ouahbi.
Throughout this World Cup, benches have been adorned with banners bearing each country’s name and colours. They’ve traveled, like the teams, arriving just ahead of them. The same banner has been used for every game, like a battle flag. They are more than bunting. They have become talismans.
HOUSTON, July 4 : Captain Alphonso Davies starts on the bench for Canada in their World Cup last-16 game against Morocco in Houston on Saturday as coach Jesse Marsch made three changes to his team.