Fans of the Moroccan national team in Brussels celebrate advancing to the semi-finals of the World Cup (Twitter)
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets again this evening (Saturday) in the main cities in Morocco and the Arab world, as well as in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and France - in a spectacle that has become a regular occurrence in the last three weeks.
Villages in Israel also celebrated with applause.
The equation is simple: the Moroccan national team surprises the world with a great victory in the World Cup and gives the signal for celebration.
This time the Atlas Lions beat Portugal 0:1 and became the first African team in history to qualify for the semi-finals.
Semifinals!
In 1970, Morocco became the first African team to score a point in the World Cup.
In 1986 she was the first to advance to the knock out stages and in 2022 the first to qualify for the semi-finals.
The African Football Association hastened to congratulate and the continent hopes that the Atlas Lions will once again mark the way for others.
Celebrations in Marrakesh
Celebrations also in Barhat
Buaina Nojidat this evening
Tamra
In an interview with French television at the end, winger Soufian Bhopal said: "All the best to France, I hope we meet in the semi-finals."
Coach Walid Ragraghi was excited: "Today, Africa is at the front of the stage and the focus of the world."
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