Morocco beats Netherlands on penalties, advances to Round of 16
Morocco deserved to beat Netherlands because 1) Seeing former colonies defeat former colonizers is great 2) Moroccan food is delicious while Dutch food tastes like a crime 3) The Moroccan jerseys are an elegant nod to culture while the Dutch jerseys are an affront to color theory and God
Zachary Shirkey9Western Sahara would like a word on point 1.
Big Beautiful Blue Wall7The Netherlands team is very multi-cultural and three of the Morocco team were born and raised in the Netherlands, which is possibly the leading social democracy with the most effective socialized policy. But, yeah Morocco played very well and I think they can win it all. If they stay consistent
Dexter Newport6You had me til point three. The Dutch unis are what make them unique. It’s like having a problem with Brazil’s yellow on blue.
Jeremy Ludlow51) You'll be supporting Spain if they play Morocco then 2) Fair point 3) The idea that orange isn't a centuries-old part of Dutch culture & history...
Ron Gold 🇨🇦4How dare you belittle canned kale mashed with potatoes
Your Liberal Friend3Lol! My family has been picking teams based on food! This was definitely an easy call!
We'll all be dutifully opining on birthright citizenship and the Court at the stroke of 10:00 am, but let's be honest: Morocco v. Netherlands > Trump v. Barbara. Penalty kicks > Supreme Court justices.
Porter13I vote for penalty kicks at supreme Court Justices
Ms. Trannÿ of Tÿranny 🏳️⚧️5To be honest, I'm hoping that this World Cup has the US vs England in the final game. Sadly it will not take place on 7/4. The US plays on 7/6. But I worry about the birthright citizenship ruling. Not just b/c of the ruling but because it sets precedent for them to limit our amendments w/ SCOTUS
Anxious Pickle2You helped get us here, so your glib posts about le futbol really don’t do it for me.
Retiredlawyer2And, Serena plays center ct @ 11:20 AM.
Zlatan on the Netherlands and manager Ronald Koeman: "This loss is on Koeman because I didn't recognize this Dutch team. And he lost with an identity that is not the Dutch identity. And that makes me angry. Lose with your identity, and try always with that. That's who you are." ⚽🔥📺🎙️ #WorldCup
Lake. Big Lake.3A dumb comment. You play with the players you have. They lost in the fifth round of penalty kicks to a Morocco side of equal or superior quality. That’s life.
Marco3He's right, switching to 5 defenders after going with 4 through a succesfull poule fase was the wrong decision. Virgil on record not liking this tactic, De Jong was overwhelmed in midfield the whole match. Completely outplayed the whole match.
Down with Trump-Putin-Musk-Netanyahu-Taleban2Just BS from Zlatan. Marocco was superior from any point of view to the Netherlands. They stay in the game thanks to the orange goalkeeper. Koeman could not do anything. The Netherlands could not attack they were overwhelmed by the Marocco players.
Mark Ass Buster Keaton2They looked like they were playing for penalties
Sports HQ1zlatan blaming the manager for a loss he personally watched unfold is the most zlatan thing alive. the man has never once entertained the idea that the problem was on the pitch wearing his number
Pedro Hollanda8A small bit of context that makes this even more cutting. Not only did Zlatan play for Ajax, which means he knows how Dutch football should be played, Koeman was his manager during his time there.
Joe Martin3Should also blame the Dutch FA for even hiring him. He's been mid-tier at best for arguably his whole managing career.
The fact that people are treating Morocco winning against the Netherlands as a huge sensation tells you so much about how we look at football. Morocco: semi-finalist at the last world cup, Africa cup winner, 6th in the Fifa world ranking. I wonder what makes people treat them differently.
Harry Stopes7Morocco was the AFCON runner up to be fair
jdollinger.bsky.social5Part of it may be the assumption that everything still is the same it was in one's youth. Many people also still assume Germany and Italy are among the best teams in the world 🤷♂️
Nillabear McHuggles3Nobody with actual world football knowledge takes Morocco lightly. It's world cup time when lots of casual fans are more invested and they don't know much.
Fabian Baumann3Whoever treats this as a sensation has not followed international football in the last four years.
Gambit (He/Him)2It wasn’t that Morocco was surprisingly good as much as it was HOW BAD they made the Netherlands look. It might’ve been a shootout, but Morocco outplayed them in every facet of the game. If fact, the Netherlands was so scared they STARTED 4 center backs!
Ben Malcolm2Tbh, it also suggests they didn’t even watch the group stage. Morocco outplayed Brazil a little more than 2 weeks ago FFS
Greef de Slagersjongen27En ook duizend dit. Er wordt nog steeds gedaan alsof Marokko bestaat uit een haastig bij elkaar geraapt setje koekebakkers en postbodes terwijl als je de resultaten van Marokko en NL onder Koeman vergelijkt het allemaal niet zo heel veel is wat Koeman heeft bereikt terwijl Marokko wél dingen won.
Artua Gibilloarrate2jajaja Marruecos no ganó la Copa de África
"I don’t mean to be rude, but all Moroccans here who aren’t good enough to play for the Netherlands go on to play for Morocco." - Rafael van der Vaart, March 2026 (former midfielder for the Netherlands national team, now pundit) can I just say: lol www.reuters.com/sports/socce...
