Moment Morocco realise they’ve made it through to World Cup knockouts in debut tournament
Watch the moment Women’s World Cup debutants Morocco realised they’d made it through to the knockout stages of the competition.
The nation had just beaten Colombia 1-0 in their final Group H game and were awaiting the result of the other fixture - South Korea vs Germany - to decide their fate.
A surprise 1-1 draw saw twice former winners Germany crash out of the group, while Colombia advanced to the last 16 as group winners, and Morocco - the second-lowest ranked team at the World Cup - made it through in second.
Moroccan players were seen celebrating wildly on the pitch as the news was confirmed.
The nation had just beaten Colombia 1-0 in their final Group H game and were awaiting the result of the other fixture - South Korea vs Germany - to decide their fate.
A surprise 1-1 draw saw twice former winners Germany crash out of the group, while Colombia advanced to the last 16 as group winners, and Morocco - the second-lowest ranked team at the World Cup - made it through in second.
Moroccan players were seen celebrating wildly on the pitch as the news was confirmed.
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00:00 [crowd cheering]
00:04 It's finished in Brisbane!
00:06 Morocco are through to the last 16
00:10 and just wait until the news gets through to those players
00:15 They are about to find out that they have done the job
00:19 Look at that! Just look at that!
00:23 [crowd cheering]
00:28 An eruption of emotion for Morocco
00:33 swept aside by 6 goals to nil on their first game at the finals
00:40 They are now through to the last 16
00:43 and it's too much for their head coach to take in
00:47 (audience laughing)