The Atlas Lions of Morocco clashed with the Les Bleus of France on Wednesday, December 14, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
France beat Morocco to 2-0 to set a compelling match against Argentina in the finals of the World Cup.
Already, the Moroccan team has made history by becoming the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals stage of a World Cup tournament when they scored against Portugal in the quarter-finals.
Prior to their defeat by the French side last night, US President Joe Biden joined other world leaders and fans to commend and praise the Atlas Lions for their impressive performance.
Joe Biden in his post on Twitter said, “it was remarkable to watch how much this team has been able to achieve”.
French President Emmanuel Macron also praised the Moroccan team for their history-making run at the World Cup.
“To our Moroccan friends: congratulations on this beautiful journey. You are making football history,” he tweeted.
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, however, showed support to his club teammate and Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi.
The French striker said “don’t be sad bro, everybody is proud of what you did, you made history”.
Other football fans on Twitter have also shown their love for the Moroccan team.
Mohamed Berrada, a local sports reporter, said: “Very proud of my country, very proud of the team. Unfortunately, we lost our captain in the first 20 minutes. I’m disappointed but proud.”
Adil, a French-Moroccan who supports the African side because he was born there said: “Always Morocco, we never give up, never. We had the best team, best played. They played better than the French.”
Meanwhile, the Morocco team is expected to play their last World Cup match on Saturday against Croatia in the third-fourth place play-off.
