By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouahbi admitted France deserved their victory after the Atlas Lions’ 2-0 defeat in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Prompt News Online reports.
The Atlas Lions were beaten by Didier Deschamps’ side at Boston Stadium on Thursday night.
Kylian Mbappe bounced back from a first-half penalty miss to score his eighth goal of the tournament before providing the assist for Ousmane Dembele’s fifth, as the two-time world champions secured a place in the semi-finals, where they will face either Belgium or Spain.
Ouahbi acknowledged that his team came up against a world-class opponent and accepted that France were the better side on the night.
“We have to admit we faced a very good opponent. We struggled a lot in the first half, and [Yassine] Bounou’s penalty save kept us in the game,” Ouahbi was quoted by FIFA.com.
“We defended better in the second half and were calmer in possession. In the end, it was an individual piece of brilliance from [Kylian] Mbappe.
“It was a difficult feeling, but we have to keep working. We need more options on the bench when we have injuries, absences and fatigue, but of course we’re disappointed.”
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