ADELAIDE, July 30 (Reuters) - Debutantes Morocco claimed their first ever victory at the Women's World Cup with a 1-0 win over South Korea in their second Group H encounter on Sunday, all but confirming the Asian side's exit.
Morocco are 55 rungs below South Korea in the women's rankings, but the African side made an early breakthrough with their first ever World Cup goal from striker Ibtissam Jraidi.
"There's a sense of pride for us to pull this first World Cup win out of the bag," coach Reynald Pedros said, dedicating the victory to the king of Morocco.
Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina, who became the first player to wear a headscarf at the Women's World Cup, made crucial interventions, while she almost scored from a set-piece when she volleyed a snapshot over the bar.
We saved the worst two performances in my tenure for the World Cup.
Persons:
Ibtissam Jraidi, Ait, Ait El Haj, Jraidi, Reynald Pedros, Pedros, Nouhaila Benzina, yun, Collin Bell, Korea's Casey Phair, Bell, I'm, we've, Rohith Nair, William Mallard
Organizations:
Debutantes, South, South Koreans, Moroccan, Germany, Asian, Thomson
Locations:
ADELAIDE, Debutantes Morocco, South Korea, Morocco, Ait El, Germany, Colombia, Korea, Bengaluru