Yassine Bono appeared in the official line-ups before the Belgium-Morocco game and was even seen while the anthems were playing at the Al Thumama stadium, forming up with his teammates. But something very strange happened, almost unprecedented in the world of football: Right off the bat, when the duel began, the one occupying the Moroccan goal was another goalkeeper, Munir.
Many did not realize the circumstance until Munir’s first intervention, in a one-on-one from Belgium that the Málaga exporter saved well. No, it wasn’t Bono who had prevented that goal. The Sevilla goalkeeper was already on the bench.
Bond ended the match against Croatia with hip problems, after a rather crazy move inside the Moroccan area that left him battered. The Sevilla goalkeeper was among the doubts behind the North African team, but he seemed to have overcome the inconvenience, enough to form even the anthems. He finally did not compete and it was not because of that ailment. Just before the match, he suffered gastrointestinal problems due to an anti-inflammatory that was administered to him and asked his coach, Walid Regragui, to change.
Sevilla is not having luck with injuries in this World Cup. The Danish Thomas Delaney, in fact, had to leave the concentration of the Nordic team and he will no longer compete in Qatar due to a knee problem he suffered against Tunisia on the first day of group D.