Hakim Ziyech felt the cruel twist of VAR on Sunday afternoon when the Chelsea forward thought he had given Morocco the lead on the stroke of half-time. But Ziyech would find great redemption in the dying moments of the game, setting up Zakaria Aboukhlal's clincher to seal only their third win at a World Cup.
The Chelsea attacker curled in a left-footed cross that appeared to embarrass Thibaut Courtois and fluster the Belgium keeper to give Morocco their first goal at this year's tournament. However, a VAR check found Wolves defender Roman Saiss inches offside and interfering with play, which ended celebrations and chalked off a much-needed goal for Ziyech.
Lightning would ironically strike again in the second half as Morocco eventually took a shock lead from an Abdelhamid Sabiri curled free-kick from the opposite side, which again caught out a scrambling Courtois as the ball squirmed below him. Ziyech's clever work and assist for Aboukhlal in added time made it 2-0 to ignite the loud Moroccan crowd that filled the Al Thumama Stadium.
