After Morocco’s match against Croatia for third place, which defined a part of the Qatar 2022 World Cup podium, Bono, the Moroccan goalkeeper, surprised everyone in a post match interview for his “Argentine Accent”.
Morocco, a revelation at the World Cup for being the first Arab team to reach a semi-final, lost to the Croatians. But Yassine Bounou, known as Bono, surprised the audience with her perfect Spanish and particularly attracted the attention of the Argentines.
The Sevilla goalkeeper also revolutionized social networks by showing off his Spanish “silver” in a post-match interview with Rai.
“The truth is yes, despite everything, proud of all the boys. Today wasn’t an easy day, the other day we left very touched after the match in France, we rested little to really freshen up physically, emotionally and mentally” , the player reflected in perfect Spanish.
His interview quickly went viral on the networks due to the very Argentinian melody of this goalkeeper born in Canada and who plays for Morocco.
The African team made a big step forward at the 2022 World Cup, after all predictions had given it in the group stage, Walid Regragui’s selection surprised and reached the semifinals.
During their first matches in Group ‘F’ in the initial phase, they qualified for the group as first, leaving out Belgium and Canada and relegating Croatia to second place.
In the round of 16 and in the quarterfinals, they advanced past two European powers – Spain and Portugal. However, in the semi-finals France ended the Moroccan dream with a 2-0 win and then, after losing 2-1 to Croatia within 90 minutes, finished in fourth place.
During the interview, the Moroccan goalkeeper highlighted the support of fans from different countries for his national team.
“We felt like we had the whole world on our side and that’s why we wanted so badly to get to the final. We were really very moved on France day,” she had her own tune from Buenos Aires.
Apparently, his way of speaking Spanish originates from Bono’s time at the Atlético Madrid branch, when he learned the language from Diego “Cholo” Simeone and Germán “Mono” Burgos, according to Cadena Ser.
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