The dream is over for the Atlas Lions however they introduced a lot of the world alongside for the trip.
Ultimately, it took the defending world champions to cease Morocco.
The Atlas Lions – the primary Arab and African workforce to make it to a World Cup semifinal – had crushed Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their journey in Qatar. However France took their probabilities in a closely-fought sport on Wednesday night, beating Morocco 2-0.
Morocco can be again in motion on Saturday within the third-place playoff earlier than they head house. However their run in Qatar made World Cup historical past and generated an outpouring of pleasure amongst Arab and African nations.
United States web site Bleacher Report, and United Kingdom-based Objective journal spoke for a lot of when reflecting on occasions after the sport:
Thanks 🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/tEs4Ip03Og
— B/R Soccer (@brfootball) December 14, 2022
This Morocco workforce will go down in historical past 🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/j90HWRF1D7
— GOAL (@aim) December 14, 2022
English YouTuber Chunkz spoke of the pleasure the Atlas Lions had given so many:
Morocco have made us very proud, essentially the most profitable African workforce ever! DIMA MAGHREB to the world n again 🇲🇦❤️
— Chunkz (@Chunkz) December 14, 2022
Mesut Ozil, the German footballer who stepped away from the nationwide workforce citing racist abuse on account of his Turkish background, stated the Atlas Lions ought to take nice pleasure of their run:
Historical past nonetheless made 🇲🇦 The workforce tried every little thing – no disgrace in tonight’s efficiency, all Moroccans might be extremely proud ❤️ #Worldcup2022
— Mesut Özil (@M10) December 14, 2022
Media critic Sana Saeed identified that Morocco’s run had given the world one thing particular:
Can’t be unhappy about 🇲🇦’s loss: they made WC historical past, performed on the degree of the most effective groups & gamers; they represented underrepresented components of the world in soccer & introduced collectively so many peoples. Morocco confirmed what’s potential & that should be celebrated. They made this WC.
— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) December 14, 2022
Author Musa Okwonga praised Morocco’s head coach Walid Regragui, who solely took on the job in August.
Walid Regragui, you absolute legend. What a spectacular month of teaching – masterclass after masterclass. That man’s not paying for a meal in Morocco or any Moroccan neighborhood once more.
— Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) December 14, 2022
Morocco’s adventures sparked pleasure in cities together with Cairo, Abu Dhabi and Gaza.
Morocco has made your entire Muslim world proud. Could Allah be with them all the time. 🇲🇦☝ pic.twitter.com/ObaO4wLChd
— • (@Al__Quraan) December 14, 2022
Thanks #Morocco for making historical past as the primary Arab nation to succeed in the semifinals. Thanks for taking us with you thru the World Cup. Thanks for each victory. This shall not be the tip of our dream. #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/Zv18ppuI3z
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) December 14, 2022
And nobody will overlook Morocco’s humbling of the good Cristiano Ronaldo.
Morocco you’ll all the time be well-known pic.twitter.com/kAuRIYbnHO
— Orla (@OrlaDoherty) December 14, 2022
Lastly…
Moroccan Keeper Yassine Bounou’s son confuses a microphone for ice cream. 🇲🇦❤️🍦
— Males in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) December 14, 2022