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"
I would so much like to see an African team reach the last four"
, hoped Luis Fernandez in our columns, before the start of the competition.
The former tricolor international (60 caps, 6 goals) has been heard.
After the epics of Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002) and Ghana (2010) stopped in the quarters, Morocco broke the glass ceiling and hoisted Africa in the semi-finals for the first time.
After finishing at the top of a strong group (Croatia, Belgium), the heroic Atlas Lions eliminated Spain (0-0 after extra time, 3-0 on penalties) in the round of 16 and Portugal (1-0), in the quarters on Saturday, on a goal by Youssef En-Nesyri.
Unbelievable.
“We made history”
, breathes Romain Saïss, defender and captain, who
“does not fully realize”
of the journey made.
"It's also good, like that we stay focused for the next deadlines"
, he slips, stressing that
"these moments will remain engraved forever"
.
Moroccans have them anyway…
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