Mohamed Salah warned of Belgium's World Cup ridicule

Abdelhamid Sabiri's 73rd-minute free-kick from a Thibaut Courtois miss and Zakaria Aboukhlal's strike in the second minute of extra time gave Morocco a 2-0 win over Belgium in the second match of Group F of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The result leaves the North African side with four points and the European side with three. 

The match was marked by the absence of Bono. The Sevilla goalkeeper was part of the starting eleven, he joined his teammates for the Moroccan anthem and was then replaced by Munir; the reason for this has not yet been officially revealed. But this bad moment for Belgium had already been announced by the Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah, because before the start of the World Cup. 

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The Egyptian showed them in a friendly match where he showed all his shortcomings in defence and that would bring him problems in the World Cup. The team coached by Roberto Martinez left several doubts in their friendly match against Egypt, especially in defence, and lost 2-1. 

Goals from Mostafa Mohamed and Trézéguet gave Rui Vitória's side an eye-catching win, with Mohamed Salah providing the assist. The Belgians had several defensive lapses and even problems in their playmaking. Hazard didn't show up, neither did Kevin de Bruyne, who even made a serious mistake for one of the Egyptian goals.

Salah, a major absentee from the World Cup

The Liverpool striker has had a disappointing year on the international stage with his Egypt team. After suffering defeat in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal last February, Salah missed a penalty in the World Cup qualifying shootout against the same opponents, led by former team-mate Sadio Mane. To be without a player of Salah's calibre is a blow not only to the World Cup, but also to African football, which must regret having gone through a process that saw the continent's two best teams go head-to-head for a place in Qatar.