Reception
“I came to celebrate the beautiful history of Morocco in the World Cup, even if some decisions by the referees have not been fair”, told AFP Adam Najah (27 years old), a waiter in a restaurant who traveled to Rabat from Meknes (more than 150 km away) to “live this historic day”.
“I am proud of the national team. Who knows? Maybe we will win the cup next time”, he was excited.
The fans waited in many cases for hours, for the most part with Moroccan national team shirts and flags. In front of the train station, flares were lit, AFP journalists found.
The entire squad, which made the country dream for almost a month, was later received by King Mohammed VI.
The sovereign, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, decorated the president of the Moroccan Federation, the coach Walid Regragui and the players, who were accompanied by their mothers, according to the MAP press agency.
“The reception by His Majesty the King of the players accompanied by their mothers is a tribute to those Moroccan women who cared about instilling in their children the values of patriotism, sacrifice and national belonging”, MAP stressed.
Historic fourth place
Morocco was defeated in the World Cup semifinals by France (2-0) and fell 2-1 to Croatia in the duel for third place, finishing fourth among the 32 participants.
Before, the Atlas Lions had surprised by winning their group, in which Belgium was eliminated. They then eliminated Spain in the round of 16 and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the quarterfinals.
His presence in the Qatar-2022 semifinals made history for African football.
Until now the best performances of the continent in the World Cup were the quarterfinals reached by Cameroon in Italy-1990, Senegal in South Korea/Japan-2002 and Ghana in South Africa-2010.
Source: Ambito
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