[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] Portugal players train ahead of their quarterfinal clash with Morocco at the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, on December 8, 2022 | Photo Credit: AP These really are pinch-yourself times for Morocco: A first ever spot in the quarterfinals of a FIFA World Cup — the first to take place in the Arab world, […]
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