Nouhaila Benzina is first player to wear a hijab at World Cup as Morocco secures first win

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab at the World Cup as she featured in her side’s shock 1-0 defeat of South Korea, ranked 55 places higher than the North African debutant nation (17th and 72nd, respectively). Morocco’s first World Cup win was secured by Ibtissam Jraidi’s sixth-minute header. “We are just so pleased our …

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