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RABAT/DOHA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Moroccan soccer fans exploded in joy on Saturday as their team became the first from any African country to reach a World Cup semi-final, filling the stadium in Qatar with a deafening roar and unleashing cheering, crying, dancing and singing on the streets at home.
The 1-0 victory over Portugal was celebrated further afield, with exuberant fans from Abidjan in Ivory Coast to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia lauding what they saw as a historic win for both Africa and the Arab World.
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quote:Originally posted by Thereal: So Africa vs Africa?😏😏😏
Yup, and I am rooting for both of them
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quote:Originally posted by Ibis: I have a feeling France will take it again this year.
I am rooting for them all the way!
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SG Defender Achraf Hakimi was given a heroic welcome in Ksar El-Kébir (the city of his mother) in Morocco 🇲🇦, for the inauguration of a stadium named after him
He has played for Real Madrid, PSG, Inter Milan, Dortmund and also reached the FIFA World Cup Semi Finals with Morocco
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Every time I seem Achraf Hakimi I'm remind of Yuriokas Gamboa but an attenuated light version of the Cuban boxer, it's mainly around the eyes.
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