🐐 In Pelé's footsteps: Morocco wonderkid makes WC history today!

🐐 In Pelé's footsteps: Morocco wonderkid makes WC history today! Ayyoub Bouaddi is without a doubt one of the biggest revelations of this World Cup. The 18-year-old pulls the strings in Morocco’s midfield and looks far more like a crafty veteran than a teenage up-and-comer. It is only logical, then, that the youngster is also in the starting lineup for the quarter-final against France. And in doing so, he makes World Cup history in more than one way. For one, at 18 years and 280 days old, Bouaddi is the second-youngest player ever to appear in a World Cup quarter-final. The only one younger was the legendary Brazilian Pelé in 1958. For another, Bouaddi can call himself the first African footballer ever to make five World Cup appearances before his 20th birthday. Not bad at all! By the way, from a personal perspective too, this match is likely to be something very special for the OSC Lille midfielder. Bouaddi was born in France and represented every youth national team of Les Bleus from the U16s to the U21s. He only made his debut for Morocco shortly before the start of the World Cup. A real stroke of luck for the Atlas Lions! This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.