Moroccan national team midfielder Sofyan Amrabat made a record for the African continent in the history of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
The Moroccan national team was defeated by the French national team (2-0) in their World Cup semi-final encounter at Al-Bayt Stadium.
Sofyan Amrabat is the most successful African player in retrieving the ball in one World Cup tournament, according to the "Opta" statistics platform.
Sofyan Amrabat has retrieved the ball 51 times thus far in the Qatar World Cup 2022, and he has the possibility to raise that total. If he plays in the World Cup match to decide the third-place finisher.
The Moroccan national team is slated to face Croatia in the final match for the third and fourth place next Saturday at Khalifa International Stadium.
Morocco is the first Arab and African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals.