What a win for Morocco! South Korea stunned by Lionesses of Atlas as Nouhaila Benzina makes history by becoming first player to wear hijab at Women's World Cup

• Nouhaila Benzina creates history
• First player to wear hijab in World Cup
• Morocco beat South Korea 1-0

WHAT HAPPENED? Benzina, 25, created history on Saturday as she became the first footballer to wear hijab (an Islamic headscarf) in a Women's World Cup match against South Korea. The Lionesses of Atlas beat South Korea 1-0 in their second group stage match thanks to Ibtissam Jraidi's strike in the sixth minute of the game.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: With the crucial three points Morocco kept their hopes alive of qualifying to the knockout stage while back-to-back defeats for South Korea meant that they crashed out of the tournament. They had earlier lost 0-2 against Colombia in their tournament opener.

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WHAT NEXT FOR MOROCCO? Morocco will be next seen in action in the World Cup against Colombia on August 3 in their third and final group game of the tournament.