Morocco qualify for FIFA World Cup semi-final – The Khaama Press News Agency

Morocco, a North African nation, reached the World Cup semi-final in football history for the first time, beating Portugal, one of the strongest teams in Europe, 1-0 in the quarterfinals. end late Saturday.

The ongoing FIFA World Cup is getting more exciting, with the great performances of the Morocco team. They defeated Belgium 2-0 in the group stage and eliminated Spain, one of the favorites for this World Cup, on penalties in the knockout stage.

This is the first time that an African nation, not so popular in the soccer world, has gone so far in a World Cup. The jubilation after the massive victory was seen not only in Morocco but throughout the Arab world and Africa. This victory sends a strong message to the world of football that African teams can no longer be underestimated. They can pitch anywhere like they did with European giants like Belgium, Spain and Portugal, respectively.

Youssef En-Nesyri leapt into the air to head in the only goal of the match just before halftime at the Al-Thumama Stadium to deal a significant blow to the established order in football and book a semi-final against France on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, England’s World Cup campaign ended in disappointment as they were knocked out despite an excellent quarter-final performance against arch-rivals France at the AL Bayt Stadium on Saturday. England were the better team for a long period and created wonderful chances when Harry Kane scored the first penalty but missed the second. However, Olivier Giroud scored the winner for France by heading in Antoine Griezmann’s perfect cross and secured a place in the semi-final.