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- Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Council, congratulated Morocco on winning the football match against Portugal.
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Dec 10, 2022 · Massive crowds from Casablanca to London united in celebration after Morocco’s stunning 1-0 win over Portugal. Morocco is now the first African nation to make it to a World Cup semi-final ...
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Morocco became the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals as Youssef En-Nesyri's first-half goal sealed a tense 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday at Al Thumama Stadium....
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Dec 10, 2023 · Relive Morocco’s incredible journey to the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finals. Hear from Walid Regragui, Romain Saiss, Yassine Bounou and more. Insight into fans influence and importance of...
Dec 12, 2022 · Morocco is in the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in the history of Arab and African teams, watch their journey at Qatar 2022™ so far!
- Mapping A Path to The Final
- Geography Could Matter More Than We Think
- Parallels with Other Nations
- The “World” game?
- A Sporting Chance
Could the location of the tournament itself partially explain the Moroccans’ surprise progress? When an Asian side – South Korea in 2002- similarly broke the duopoly of Europe and the Americas, it was on home soil. An African squad would have made it to the semifinals 12 years ago in the first World Cup to be hosted on that continent, if not for on...
In 21 previous tournaments, only three teams have lifted the trophy without being either hosts or a prior champion. One of those – West Germany in 1954 – did so in a neighbouring country. Before 2010, no European nation had won the tournament outside Europe and only one non-European nation had won on the continent. This trend is also seen in contin...
When looking at historical data, the clearest predictor of which sides may be primed to perform better than ever before is their latitude relative to the tournament host. For example, Paraguay’s best run was in South Africa in 2010, at similar latitude, rather than in geographically closer South American nations further south. Of the 39 nations to ...
Even with its huge global appeal, football has been historically slanted towards Europe and the Americas, which may have stifled progress of the game in other regions. Despite its numerous ongoing flaws, the administration has come a long way since the absurd situation in 1958 when the one place designated for a team from the Asian and African regi...
Criticisms of the process and politics underlying the 2022 World Cup cannot be overlooked, but the decision to broaden the geographic footprint of host nations can at least be seen as a positive step towards a more reasonable distribution of sporting advantage. No on-field results will (nor should) lessen the valid criticisms surrounding this tourn...
- Stephen Woodcock
Morocco have qualified for the final stages of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions, which were in 1970, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2018 and 2022. [1] Their best performance was in 2022 when they finished in fourth place, thus becoming both the first African and Arab nation to reach a semi-final at a World Cup.
Dec 10, 2022 · SAFA president Danny Jordaan has congratulated Morocco for making history at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Atlas Lions became the first African nation to advance to the semi-finals of a World Cup, as they registered a 1-0 win over Portugal. Read: Morocco Make History By Eliminating Ronaldo's Portugal. Youssef En-Nesyri's towering header in the ...
