Football | Goalkeeper Bunu's road to fame is long and tortuous (Part 2)

2022-12-13 11:37

Football | Goalkeeper Bunu's road to fame is long and tortuous (Part 2)

Yasien Bunu was man of the match again in a 1-0 win over Portugal, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's campaign to keep the five-time Ballon d' Or winner out in stoppage time World Cup dream.



Morocco made it 3-0 on penalties after Pablo Sarabia hit the upright with Spain's first goal and Bounu saved from Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets Win and advance to the quarter-finals for the first time.

" These moments are unbelievable, " Bounu said, " but we have started to change our mentality, our insecurities. Moroccan players can compete with anyone in the world. "

" I think the most important thing is that we have changed the mentality beyond the semi-finals and the generation after us will know that Moroccan players can do it all. "

Already the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals, Morocco have no intention of slowing down ahead of a huge clash with defending champions France.

" When you're part of the story, you don't grasp what's going on very quickly. It's all good and we're going to stay focused. We're happy with what we've done so far. But over time we'll Realized, " Bunu said.