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Scotland's World Cup dreams on the ropes as Morocc...

Scotland's dreams of reaching the World Cup knockouts are in jeopardy as Morocco prove they deserve a little more respect as a contender.

Scotland's World Cup dreams on the ropes as Morocc...
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The first couple of seconds went well for Scotland , at least.

Morocco took their kickoff, and immediately squandered possession, knocking it long to Scotland's right back Nathan Patterson . Goalkeeper Angus Gunn then cleared long, straight out for a throw-in, and from there, well ... it unraveled.

By the 70th second, Morocco had the lead. For the rest of the first half, we saw why Morocco are regarded as genuine World Cup contenders as they dominated.

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