[ad_1] Moroccan fans applaud the national team after losing to France in the semifinal of the FIFA World Cup on December 14, 2022 | Photo Credit: Reuters They may have fallen just short of reaching the World Cup final, but Moroccans on Wednesday hailed their team’s historic run as it ended with a 2-0 defeat […]
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[ad_1] Hind Sabouni bristles with pride as she recalls her country’s history-making World Cup run as it eliminated one European football powerhouse and former colonial power after another — Belgium, Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal — to become the first African and Arab nation to reach the semifinals. For the 26-year-old English teacher in Morocco’s […]
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[ad_1] Morocco’s Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Morocco and Portugal, at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. | Photo Credit: MARTIN MEISSNER The business end of the FIFA World Cup – the knockout stage – has now been narrowed […]
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[ad_1] France’s Hugo Lloris during the press conference. | Photo Credit: Reuters France will go into Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final against Morocco with the utmost respect for their giant-killing opponents as the defending champions prepare for a hostile reception from the Maghreb side’s supporters on Wednesday. The French fans will be largely outnumbered by the […]
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