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Scotland's World Cup dreams on the ropes as Morocc...
Key takeaways
- FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The first couple of seconds went well for Scotland, at least.
- Morocco took their kickoff, and immediately squandered possession, knocking it long to Scotland's right back Nathan Patterson.
- For the rest of the first half, we saw why Morocco are regarded as genuine World Cup contenders as they dominated.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The first couple of seconds went well for Scotland, at least.
Morocco took their kickoff, and immediately squandered possession, knocking it long to Scotland's right back Nathan Patterson. Goalkeeper Angus Gunn then cleared long, straight out for a throw-in, and from there, well ... it unraveled.
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