I just realized how much North American attitudes differ from Moroccan's in regards to opponent respect.
During the Winter Olympics, when Canada or the US play a weak country, like France or Kazakhstan for example, match day threads are always very respectful and even encouraging to the lesser side. "Good game" "You guys tried hard, you did well!" etc.
By contrast, Moroccan fans were much more dismissive, elitist and borderline disgusted to even share the pitch with our "weak" team. When it got to 2-0, the vitriol and angst really got wild!
I was trying to remember if I witness the same level or disrespect when the shoe was on the other foot, but im pretty sure it isn't that vile.
Considering that USA and Canada are pretty much the only countries in the 16 that dont have soccer as their favorite sport (maybe Norway?), it must piss some other countries off that we made it further than them lol.
TLDR: We can self-flagelate all we want in NA, but as a whole, we're a lot more welcoming and respectful of other countries taking parts in "our" sports than they are of us "daring" to participate in theirs...