Sofiane Boufal and Abdelhamid Sabiri scored to give Morocco a 2-1 win in a friendly against Brazil in Tangier on Saturday night. It was their first victory against the five-time world champions.
World Cup semi-finalists Morocco had every reason to emerge victorious against football powerhouses Brazil in their first home game after an outstanding Qatar 2022 campaign.
Being cheered on by 65,000 fans in the Ibn Batouta stadium in Tangier, Morocco tried to end the match early but Brazil stood firm
Difficult match with a lot of power, Brazilian players complaining loudly to the referee after a series of stacks by Moroccan defenders
Brazil controlled the game while Morocco were dangerous in counter-attacks which secured them the important victory
Brazil's only goal was scored by Casemiro
