Hakimi apologizes to FIFA president after angry outburst following Morocco’s defeat to Croatia

Morocco star Achraf Hakimi has apologized to FIFA president Gianni Infantino after shouting at him following his country’s defeat to Croatia in the third-place World Cup match played yesterday, December 17.

It was reported earlier that during the match, the North African team appealed unsuccessfully for a penalty for an alleged handball from Bruno Petkovic and another when Hakimi was tackled by the Croatian striker.

After the match was concluded, Hakimi confronted the FIFA President and expressed how disappointed he was with the officiating throughout the tournament.

Speaking to the press after his outburst made headlines, the PSG star said;

“Nothing happened. I was angry after the end of the match. I went to talk to him, and I apologized for the words I said to him. He is my friend and I respect him a lot, so nothing happened”.