The Moroccan national team triumphed in a historical win against Portugal in the Qatar world cup’s quarter-final, making it the first African and Arab country to reach the semi-final of the competition
Moroccans took to streets to celebrate the win and their player’s outstanding dedication and performances by chanting loudly “Regragui w wlidato ta frqa ma ghlbato.” (Regragui and his boys are undefeated)
Loud honks, flags waving, red and green everywhere, Moroccans could not contain their joy.
The victory goal in this game was scored by Youssef En-Nesyri at the 42nd minutes of the match.
Yassine Bono won man of the match for his outstanding goal-keeping abilities.
Moroccan players outdid themselves in a game against a very strong opponent, Portugal; a team comprised of the world’s finest players, as they conquered with great pride.
Moroccans all over the kingdom chanted the national anthem after the glorious win, a win that united African and Arab nations in support of a team that never disappointed them.
Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk celebrated the Atlas lions in a tweet saying “Congrats Morocco!!”
The great Columbian singer Shakira used a line from her 2010’s world cup song ‘Waka Waka’ to address this win. “This time for Africa!! »
As for the iconic Spanish actor, Antonio Banderas, he tweeted:
« It’s time to teach sportsmanship. They eliminated our team in the round of 16, and they did the same with Portugal in the quarterfinals. Congratulations to the Moroccan National Soccer Team. Much deserved!”
The game had a very speedy face, almost no time was spared and the ball aggressively moved between players ending in a glorious Moroccan win.
Morocco will now face the winner of the England Vs France game in the Qatar world cup’s semi-finals.
The other semi-final game will face Argentina against Croatia.
Moroccans are celebrating the win with joy and constant chants, marching the streets inside and outside of Morocco in great unity.
Here lies the power of football, a great sport of passion and great values, of unity and competition, of wins and losses, and tonight, Moroccans triumphed greatly.
First, after first, the Atlas lions are writing history with this semi-finals qualification, which is now applauded by the whole world.
Back in 1970, Morocco was the first African team to earn a point at the world cup.
In 1986, Morocco became the first African team to reach the knockouts stage and now, the tenth of December 2022 will remain engraved in the memory of Moroccans all over the world, as the day when their national team beat Portugal and made Africans and Arabs proud.
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