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Honoring the Royal Palace and a tour in the streets of Rabat... A historic welcome awaits the "Atlas Lions" after their brilliance in the World Cup

2022-12-18T22:40:31.356Z


Millions of Moroccans are waiting for the moment the delegation of their national football team arrives to the homeland from Qatar, after their historic participation in the World Cup, and they are all ready to give a hero's welcome to the stars of the Atlas Lions.


Millions of Moroccans are waiting for the moment the delegation of their national football team arrives to the homeland from Qatar, after their historic participation in the World Cup, and they are all ready to give a hero's welcome to the stars of the Atlas Lions.

In honor of achieving the best participation in the history of African and Arab football.

The cubs of coach Walid Al-Rakraki finished the Qatar World Cup in fourth place, after they reached the golden square and went out against France 2-1, then they were defeated in the standings match - yesterday, Saturday - against Croatia 2-1.

And Moroccan media sources stated that the Moroccan national team delegation will leave the Qatari capital, Doha, tomorrow, Monday, and is expected to arrive at Rabat Airport in the afternoon of the same day.

She added that the Moroccan Federation decided to continue in Doha for an additional day - that is, today, Sunday - so that the players could watch the final match between Argentina and France from the stands of Lusail Stadium.

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Regarding the course of the celebrations, the same sources suggested that the Moroccan national team bus would tour the most prominent squares and main streets of Rabat, especially Mohammed V Avenue in the capital, via an open-top bus specially equipped for this event.

And at a time when no official Moroccan body announced the program for receiving the Moroccan national team, not even the date of arrival or the measures taken for that, but media sources reported that King Mohammed VI will dedicate a dinner party in honor of the Moroccan national team in his palace in the capital, Rabat, along with They were awarded medals of merit in gratitude for this unprecedented football achievement.

Moroccan fans created the event in the stands of the Qatar World Cup (Getty Images)

In the same context, voices began to rise inside Morocco - through social networking sites - to demand the official authorities in the country in order to reveal the reception program.

In order for the masses to move massively from various cities, and to allocate a historical reception befitting the achievement of the "Atlas Lions".

Immediately after the Croatia match, the King of Morocco sent a telegram of congratulations to the members of the Moroccan national football team, on the occasion of the "unprecedented historic achievement in the 2022 Qatar World Cup," according to a communiqué from the Royal Moroccan Court.

And the royal message stated, “We followed with great pleasure and joy your brilliant path in the 2022 FIFA World Cup competitions in the sisterly State of Qatar, where you deservedly managed to reach the semi-finals, in the first and most splendid brilliance of its kind for Moroccan, Arab and African football, in the finals of this event.” global sports.

The Moroccan national team achieved the best Arab and African achievement, after reaching the semi-finals, in the biggest surprise of this tournament, and eliminated strong European teams from its path.

Similar to: Belgium, Spain and Portugal, which are the teams that were - unusually - favorites to win the title.

Source: aljazeera

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