Morocco squad For Football World Cup semifinals Morocco is the initial African and Arab team to fee to the World Cup semi-finals. The republic faces France, which shares national, linguistic, and family ties and a difficult colonial history. As we just heard, the World Cup semi-finals continue tomorrow after the defending World Cup winners, France, take on the major surprise of this year's event, Morocco. The Atlas Lions must yet lose a match. Football World Cup fans from all over the world can book Football World Cup tickets from our online platforms WorldWideTicketsandHospitality.com. Football fans can book France vs Morocco Tickets on our website at exclusively discounted prices.
They're the first Arab and primary African team to make it this far. We caught elsewhere in the show from Morocco. And now let's energy to France, which has a big Franco-Moroccan populace and a complicated history between nations. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports from Paris. ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Each time Morocco advanced in Qatar, thrashing Canada, Belgium, and Spain, French Moroccans decanted into the streets across France to rejoice. The Champs-Elysees in Paris detonated in joy Saturday night when Morocco bashed out Portugal for a slit in the semi-final. We are so gratified of the Lions today, says Samia Cherkaoui. God eager, we'll go to the end. But it's hard since we love the French team, too, she says. May the finest win?" Many Franco Moroccans are the opposite, including popular actor Jamel Debbouze. I don't know how to animate this occasion, he said. It's as if my ma were playing against my father. Ouadhi Dada was born and raised in France and is a prominent news anchor in Casablanca. He speaks the Moroccan team has brought the biosphere together. Like Brazilians remain not going to support Argentina, he speaks.