Houston, July 5 -- Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouahbi has said that his team is no longera "surprise" but a "real contender" at the World Cup after beating Canada 3-0 to reach the quarterfinals.
"When people talk about Morocco now, they are talking about a major footballing nation," Ouahbi said in the press conference on Saturday.
"It is a great source of pride, but I think this is only the beginning. We want to keep going."Canada was the more aggressive side in the first half. It put constant pressure on Morocco,forcing uncharacteristic mistakes and attacking with speed whenever it won the ball. But theAtlas Lions showed their class in the second half, with Azzedine Ounahi scoring twice before Soufiane Rahimi added a late third to seal th...