Morocco

world cup 1986 group 6 England Poland Portugal Morocco all the goals by paul B. — last modified 2009-07-14 03:48

Morocco topped Group F after holding both Poland and England to goalless draws, and then playing some marvellous football to beat Portugal, 3-1. By doing so, they became the first African team to reach the second round, and obviously the first to win a group. England looked to be in trouble after losing 1-0 to Portugal and then drew with the Moroccans. But in their last first-round game, a first-half Gary Lineker hat-trick helped them beat Poland 3-0. Poland had previously beaten Portugal, and in the end the Portuguese were the only team from Group F to be eliminated in the first round.

World Cup 1986 Germany vs Morocco by paul B. — last modified 2009-07-14 03:32

West Germany had a harder time getting past Morocco, for whom goalkeeper Badou Zaki had an outstanding game in goal. Morocco held out until the 87th minute, when Lothar Matthaeus finally managed to score the only goal of the game.