Morocco Set Up Spain Clash After Easing Past Helpless USA to Advance in Olympics Football Event

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Morocco recorded a comfortable 4-0 victory against the United States of America in a quarter final match at the men’s football Olympics competition.

Soufiane Rahimi opened the scoring for the North African side in the 29th minute with a properly dispatched penalty.

Akhomach’s goal early in the second half was confirmed after a VAR check before Achraf hakimi scored a stunner to put the Atlas Lions firmly in the driving seat.

Maouhoub scored another penalty late on to complete the rout and send Tarik Sektioui’s men into their first ever semi finals at the Olympics.

Morocco will face Spain in the first semi final on Monday August 5, before host nation France take on another North African side, Egypt, in the second semi final.

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