As soon as the final whistle of the referee blew the match between the Moroccan team and its Portuguese counterpart (1-0), counting for the quarter-final of the World Cup, the main European arteries and squares were transformed into a place of celebration, to celebrate the historic feat of Morocco, which became the first African and Arab nation to qualify for the last four of the World Cup.
Entire families, men and women, young and old, defied the weather conditions and negative temperatures of the European winter to celebrate the historic qualification of the Atlas Lions.
The ululations and popular and patriotic songs took over the horns of cars and motorcycles, while a red and green tide invaded the streets of Europe on this Saturday that will remain forever etched in the memory of Moroccans everywhere in the world.
Whether in Paris, Madrid, London, Brussels, Rome, and many other European cities, members of the Moroccan, but also Arab and African community came out to celebrate an unprecedented performance by the Atlas Lions, now the standard-bearer of Arab and African football. A unique moment where all the flags of Arab and African countries waved alongside the Moroccan in a communion that only Morocco can offer.
Carrying the love of the motherland wherever they are, the Moroccans of Europe are keen, with each feat, to pay tribute to the national team, under the leadership of maestro Walid Regragui, who became at the same time the first Arab and African coach to lead his team to the semi-final of the World Cup.
The Moroccans of Europe, who set the bar high for the Atlas Lions as soon as they qualified for the round of 16, were not mistaken, and the players of the national team lived up to expectations, and with exploits, made their compatriots, the Arabs and the Africans, proud.
Fireworks, troupes of dakka marrakchia and popular music, the tens of thousands of Moroccans draped in the national colors or hoisting the national flag are not about to return early this evening, promising to continue the party until very late at night.
And like the last times, they push the players to believe in their chances and means to offer the Moroccans, the Arab world and the entire African continent its first World Cup, especially since Walid Regragui’s protégés measured themselves and crossed swords with very big European teams on their way to the last four of this Qatari World Cup.
2024-08-29 06:10:21