tens of thousands of Enthusiastic Moroccans welcomed national football team home Tuesday after they achieved great success in world Cup in Qatar.
Fans are packed into the arenas and are padded up Along the roads and streets in Around the ribat, torches are lit, flags are waved and danced to the beat of drums, cheering as an open-top bus carrying suit and tie players rolled in the capital with Heavy police escort.
smiling players And the coach Walid Regraki waved a kiss on their lips fansand took selfies against the background of crispy crowds and swings palm springs.
In some points Along the way, the show crowds It spilled from the sidewalks onto a four-lane highway carrying the bus. slowing down down the vehicle As she was traveling to the royal palace where King Mohammed VI was waiting to receive her players to celebrate them great and historic achievement.”
Such as first African or Arab team To reach the World Cup semifinals, the Moroccan team known as the Atlas Lions, made history And it was one of the big success Stories of the tournamentthe first hosted Arab nation.
after team get over former European colonial powers Belgium, Spain and Portugal, lost to France in the semifinals. it’s a record-Adjust performance led to players Heroes welcome.
“Morocco, West, sunset run in The memory of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will remain in the history Books like one of The most exciting campaign since the tournament, cafe owner Reza Ghazi, 27, told The Associated Press (AP). “It has been dream of Every Moroccan win Something, especially since Morocco is a country of passion for football overwhelming. “
Morocco ranked fourth in the competition After losing to Croatia 1-2 in Third-place play-off on Saturday exceeded expectations of Most Moroccans.
“I still can’t get my wraps head about what happened in this world cup,” added student Anwar Al-Barkawi, 23 years old team She has it now set The bar is so high that we won’t be happy with Anything less than winning the next African Cup of Nations. “
Moroccan team The charm of Arab football is many fans who opinion in the team reflection of themselves. The players waved the Palestinian flag after their victory and celebrated on field with their mothers and children.
the team also galvanized support across Africa.
“As an African teamwe broke a lot of records and made Omar Zarjan, a Rabat resident, said the entire continent is proud.
“Morocco as a whole will gain a lot from this year’s World Cup, from tourism to attracting attention of else countries Maybe to host one of The biggest tournaments in the world in the future,” He said.
