Germany vs Morocco, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Women's World CupPopp nets twice as Germany rout Morocco 6-0
Talismanic captain Alexandra Popp scored a brace as Germany launched their bid for a third Women's World Cup title with a 6-0 demolition of debutants Morocco on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Hand ball by Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco).
- 11': Attempt saved. Alexandra Popp (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lina Magull with a cross.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Klara Bühl (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Goal! Germany 1, Morocco 0. Alexandra Popp (Germany) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kathrin Hendrich with a cross.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jule Brand (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Klara Bühl with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Rosella Ayane (Morocco).
- 15': Sara Doorsoun (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Anissa Lahmari (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Sara Däbritz (Germany).
- 18': Offside, Morocco. Fatima Tagnaout tries a through ball, but Rosella Ayane is caught offside.
- 23': Offside, Morocco. Sakina Ouzraoui Diki tries a through ball, but Anissa Lahmari is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt saved. Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 24': Offside, Germany. Jule Brand tries a through ball, but Klara Bühl is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Sarah Kassi.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Felicitas Rauch (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Élodie Nakkach (Morocco).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Jule Brand (Germany).
- 29': Élodie Nakkach (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 30': Foul by Fatima Tagnaout (Morocco).
- 30': Svenja Huth (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Jule Brand (Germany).
- 32': Yasmin M'Rabet (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Germany. Melanie Leupolz tries a through ball, but Sara Däbritz is caught offside.
- 34': Alexandra Popp (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Sarah Kassi (Morocco).
- 35': Foul by Alexandra Popp (Germany).
- 35': Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Hanane Aït El Haj.
- 39': Goal! Germany 2, Morocco 0. Alexandra Popp (Germany) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Klara Bühl with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Hand ball by Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco).
- 41': Offside, Morocco. Anissa Lahmari tries a through ball, but Fatima Tagnaout is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Alexandra Popp (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 45'+1': Anissa Lahmari (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sara Däbritz (Germany).
- 45'+2': Foul by Rosella Ayane (Morocco).
- 45'+2': Sara Doorsoun (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Klara Bühl (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jule Brand.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Germany 2, Morocco 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 2, Morocco 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Lina Magull (Germany) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jule Brand.
- 46': Goal! Germany 3, Morocco 0. Klara Bühl (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 47': Foul by Élodie Nakkach (Morocco).
- 47': Lina Magull (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Offside, Germany. Jule Brand tries a through ball, but Klara Bühl is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt saved. Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fatima Tagnaout.
- 53': Offside, Morocco. Ghizlane Chebbak tries a through ball, but Anissa Lahmari is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Yasmin M'Rabet.
- 54': Own Goal by Hanane Aït El Haj, Morocco. Germany 4, Morocco 0.
- 56': Anissa Lahmari (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Svenja Huth (Germany).
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Khadija Er-Rmichi.
- 64': Substitution, Germany. Nicole Anyomi replaces Klara Bühl.
- 65': Substitution, Germany. Lea Schüller replaces Lina Magull.
- 65': Substitution, Germany. Lena Lattwein replaces Melanie Leupolz.
- 65': Sara Däbritz (Germany) hits the left post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco).
- 67': Jule Brand (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Substitution, Morocco. Salma Amani replaces Anissa Lahmari.
- 69': Alexandra Popp (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Salma Amani (Morocco).
- 71': Offside, Germany. Alexandra Popp tries a through ball, but Lea Schüller is caught offside.
- 73': Alexandra Popp (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco).
- 75': Foul by Nicole Anyomi (Germany).
- 75': Zineb Redouani (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Nicole Anyomi (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Zineb Redouani (Morocco).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jule Brand (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 78': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Sarah Kassi.
- 79': Own Goal by Yasmin M'Rabet, Morocco. Germany 5, Morocco 0.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Élodie Nakkach (Morocco).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Morocco. Nesryne El Chad replaces Yasmin M'Rabet.
- 82': Substitution, Morocco. Najat Badri replaces Élodie Nakkach because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Germany. Laura Freigang replaces Alexandra Popp.
- 86': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Sara Doorsoun.
- 87': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Kathrin Hendrich.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Nesryne El Chad (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fatima Tagnaout with a cross.
- 87': Attempt saved. Salma Amani (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fatima Tagnaout.
- 88': Foul by Lena Lattwein (Germany).
- 88': Rosella Ayane (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, Germany. Chantal Hagel replaces Felicitas Rauch.
- 90': Attempt saved. Lena Lattwein (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Laura Freigang.
- 90': Goal! Germany 6, Morocco 0. Lea Schüller (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Fatima Tagnaout.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Morocco. Ibtissam Jraïdi replaces Rosella Ayane.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Morocco. Sofia Bouftini replaces Sakina Ouzraoui Diki.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Laura Freigang (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Svenja Huth with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Offside, Germany. Laura Freigang tries a through ball, but Lea Schüller is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Foul by Lea Schüller (Germany).
- 90'+8': Najat Badri (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Lea Schüller (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chantal Hagel.
- 90'+8': Chantal Hagel (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Sofia Bouftini (Morocco).
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Germany 6, Morocco 0.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 6, Morocco 0.
Statistics
 MAR |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 25.7 | Possession | 74.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 153 | Accurate Passes | 602 |
| 244 | Passes | 694 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 26 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 25 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 27,256
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 27,256
FIFA Women's World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Merle Frohms (GK) |
| 23 | Sara Doorsoun |
| 3 | Kathrin Hendrich |
| 17 | Feli Rauch |
| 9 | Svenja Huth |
| 20 | Lina Magull |
| 18 | Melanie Leupolz |
| 13 | Sara Däbritz |
| 11 | Alexandra Popp |
| 19 | Klara Bühl |
| 22 | Jule Brand |
Morocco (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Khadija Er-Rmichi (GK) |
| 21 | Yasmin Mrabet |
| 17 | Hanane Aït El Haj |
| 2 | Zineb Redouani |
| 4 | Sarah Kassi |
| 7 | Ghizlane Chebbak |
| 6 | Élodie Nakkach |
| 11 | Fatima Tagnaout |
| 19 | Sakina Ouzraoui |
| 23 | Rosella Ayane |
| 16 | Anissa Lahmari |
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