USMNT crushed by Morocco as Olympic run ends in brutal fashion
The USMNT fell short again and their Olympics are over.
The American squad was destroyed 4-0 by Morocco on Friday in a one-sided affair after reaching the knockout stage of the Olympics for the second time in history.
“To go down in the nature that we did was tough, pretty frustrating,” defender Walker Zimmerman told reporters. “It’s sad because I think it’s a group that has a lot of belief in each other and a lot of character and I don’t think it showed through and that’s what’s hard is knowing how much everyone did care, had each other’s back.”
There were hopes that the USMNT could even go further after they avoided a quarterfinal matchup with defending Copa América and World Cup Champion Argentina.
But Morocco, who upset Argentina in group play, showed why they are a surprising medal challenger in their first-ever appearance in the knockout round.
Midway through the first half, the two coaching staffs engaged in a screaming match that had to be broken up by officials, according to Yahoo Sports.
Additionally, Moroccan fans’ brought the heat to Parc des Princes as “boos and whistles accompanying every United States touch,” the outlet reported.
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Soufiane Rahimi tucked away the opening goal in the 29th minute on a penalty kick.
Although the half ended with the US down 1-0, the Moroccans had outshot them 8-1 and momentum was clearly on their side.
The second half got off to a stronger start for the US as Kevin Paredes and Miles Robinson both had looks at goal – sparking the first “U-S-A” chants of the match.
