South Korea vs. Morocco highlights: Morocco earns 1st World Cup win, 1-0
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup continued Monday (on FS1 and the FOX Sports app) as Morocco took the field for the second time in its 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup history with a Group H match against South Korea at Coopers Stadium in Hindmarsh, South Australia on Sunday.
Both teams had been looking for their first wins in the Group Stage, with Morocco seeking its first-ever World Cup win.
The Moroccans collected their first World Cup goal early on when Ibtissam Jraïdi scored in just the sixth minute, in what ended up being the lone goal of the match. That goal was enough to make history and give Morocco the first win and keep its hopes alive of advancing from Group H.
Check out the highlights below!
South Korea vs. Morocco Highlights | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
93': Ouch, that has to hurt
87': Phair nearly equalizes match!
After just entering in the 84th minute, Casey Phair almost collected the first goal for South Korea.
84': High school sophomore sensation Casey Phair enters the match
82': First yellow card of match
Nouhaila Benzina earned the first yellow card of the match after she committed a hard foul.
75': Morocco got just enough of it
Moroccan goalie Khadija Er-Rmichi diverted the shot from the corner to avoid a potential game-tying tip-in.
55': Just a bit outside
Benzina crushed the rebound well over the crossbar, which kept the match at 1-0.
51': Incredible save!
South Korea kept the deficit at just one goal with an incredible save by its keeper Kim Jung-Mi.
Halftime: Morocco up 1-0
Morocco entered halftime with its first lead in its World Cup history.
28': Morocco almost doubles lead
Salma Amani delivered a strong kick from the middle of the box and nearly gave Morocco the 2-0 edge.
20': South Korea nearly tied it!
The Taegeuk Ladies very nearly tied the match with a kick that was missed just wide to the left from right in front of the net.
8': Morocco kept making history!
6': GOAL! Morocco with its first goal in its World Cup history!
Ibtissam Jraïdi headed a cross into the box to give Morocco its first goal in its World Cup history and the 1-0 lead.
Morocco's Ibtissam Jraidi scores goal vs. Republic of Korea in 6' | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
1': History officially made!
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Prediction time
The "World Cup NOW" crew offered their predictions on the match live on Twitter ahead of kickoff.
History made
Setting the stage
The "World Cup NOW" crew previewed the match live on Twitter ahead of kickoff.
The broadcast team of John Strong and Kyndra de St. Aubin previewed the pivotal match for each side.
Check out the full schedule for the Women's World Cup and how to watch each match live here. Find the latest scores here.
