Brahim Díaz has written Moroccan football history by becoming the first player to score for Morocco in his very first appearance. The Real Madrid attacker hit the net on his debut and immediately set a record that has been widely noticed, with Spain now looking on with envy.
Díaz recently made the decision to represent Morocco instead of Spain, even though he had played for Spain at youth level and was long seen as a possible option for the senior national team. That choice has now been underlined in the best possible way, because his first match in a Morocco shirt already delivered a goal and a place in the record books.
What has been revealed is that no other player before him managed to score for Morocco on debut. Díaz therefore becomes the first ever to do it, making his start with the Atlas Lions instantly historic.
The goal also reignites the discussion in Spain, where there is regret that a player of his quality has chosen another national team. With Díaz making an immediate impact for Morocco, the feeling in Spain is that a talent has slipped away at exactly the wrong moment.
For Morocco, Díaz’s debut could hardly have gone better. The record goal not only gives him a special place in the national team’s history, it also adds extra excitement ahead of the next international matches, as the team now has another proven match-winner in its ranks.
