In the 20th minute of their 1-0 win over Scotland at Gillette Stadium on Friday, Morocco won a corner. Achraf Hakimi jogged over to take it and, close to the supporters, was met with a chorus of boos.The stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, had been largely taken over by the Tartan Army and, from the first minute, many of the Scottish supporters booed Hakimi’s every touch. In the first few minutes, the jeers were murmurs that faded into the overall atmosphere in the stands. As Hakimi started to receive more and more of the ball, however, the boos echoed.But when he went to to take the first of two corners, the booing escalated in intensity and volume. It was clearly audible on Fox’s U.S. broadcast of the game, too.In the 39th minute, Hakimi bundled over Kieran Tierney to deny Scotland a counter-attacking opportunity, which heightened the volume of the booing.The 27-year-old is the captain of Morocco and a key player in this team, so a lot of play runs through him, and each time he touched the ball many among the Scotland support let out their boos. Towards the end of the first half, the decibel level reached its peak with a large number of Scotland fans joining in the heckling.In the second half, the booing hit another crescendo when he and John McGinn went head-to-head after a collision.Achraf Hakimi and John McGinn went head to head in the second half (Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)The boos for Hakimi came just hours after the news on Friday that he had been ordered to stand trial on rape charges after the Versailles appeal court ruled there was sufficient evidence for the case to proceed.
Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi booed by Scotland fans on day he is ordered to stand trial on rape charges
Morocco's coach spoke on the day the team's captain had been ordered to stand trial on rape charges









