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Morocco clinch first Women’s World Cup win to put South Korea on brink of exit

Morocco players applaud fans after the team's 1-0 victory over South Korea in the FIFA Women's World Cup
Morocco’s players celebrate their historic 1-0 win over South Korea. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/FIFA/Getty Images

World Cup debutants Morocco claimed their first ever victory at the tournament with a 1-0 win over South Korea in their second Group H encounter on Sunday, all but confirming the Asian side’s exit.

Morocco are 55 places below South Korea in the women’s world rankings, but the African side made an early breakthrough with their first ever World Cup goal in the sixth minute from striker Ibtissam Jraidi.

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