In Algeria, while football fans obviously did not fail to watch and rejoice at the qualification of the Moroccan team in the semi-finals of the Football World Cup, the historic accession of the Lions of the Atlas in the last four of the World Cup, however, did not attract the attention of the Algerian public television newspapers.
The first African and Arab team to reach this stage of the competition, Morocco's victory against Portugal (1-0) was obscured by the Algerian state media in its 7 p.m. (French-speaking) and 8 p.m. Arabic) broadcast on December 10, as in its edition broadcast the next day at midday according to our findings.
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It must be said that strong diplomatic tensions have poisoned relations between Algeria and Morocco for many years.
Since the start of the World Cup, Canal Algérie has systematically concealed the performance of the Moroccan team.
His newscasts prefer to focus on the signs of social tension experienced by the Cherifian kingdom.
Ignoring the remarkable journey of Moroccan footballers, Algerian public television regularly presents a dark and declining vision of its neighbor, describing the Moroccan population as "out of breath" because they live in a country threatened by "chaos". .