Arithmetically, any hope of passing the second round is not lost. But that would be a miracle. For Hervé Renard, there is hope.
Noureddine Amrabet victim of a concussion, will not resume training before one week. Like this player who has not deserved, the entire national team is stunned. She made most of the match and was the victim of a blow of fate. Perhaps also bad tactical choices of his coach.
The team only joined its training camp, 500 km south of Moscow, at two in the morning this Saturday. The players are shot. Renard will try to remobilize them. A difficult task.
The chances of moving to the second round seem to be very theoretical. At least one of the two sacred monsters, Spain or Portugal, should be discarded.
At the end of this first day in Group B, Iran leads the group (3 points), followed by Spain and Portugal (1 point each) and Morocco (0 points).
Moroccan Onze crucified in stoppage time
The selection was surprised in extra time by letting go on Friday in St. Petersburg, his first game back on the world stage (0-1) against the Iranians, yet within reach.
The murderous goal in the playoffs against his camp Bouhaddouz weighs heavily on the group that concedes its first defeat in nineteen games and must bite the finger of his chances missed early in the game. The team assured the possession of the ball, the statistics confirm it (62%) but it was sterile and without any benefit.