They may have fallen short of breaking another record and reaching the final of the World Cup, but the Moroccan team have been widely praised and showered with love for their remarkable journey at Qatar 2022
Moroccoโs campaign came to a painful end on Wednesday following their defeat to the defending champion, France.
Morocco, youโve won the hearts of the world, and your humbleness before your Creator was witnessed by all.#Morocco #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/jT32cD8DpX
โ Yusuf / Cat Stevens (@YusufCatStevens) December 14, 2022
English YouTuber Chunkz and Mesut Ozil, the German footballer, also spoke of the pride the Atlas Lions had given so many.
History still made ๐ฒ๐ฆ The team tried everything โ no shame in tonightโs performance, all Moroccans can be incredibly proud โค๏ธ #Worldcup2022
โ Mesut รzil (@M10) December 14, 2022
Morocco have made us very proud, the most successful African team ever! DIMA MAGHREB to the world n back ๐ฒ๐ฆโค๏ธ
โ Chunkz (@Chunkz) December 14, 2022
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Pride
Morocco no doubt have made history and generated an outpouring of pride among Arab and African nations.
Abdel, who travelled form Morocco to watch this game told The Wire, โthe Arab world has never been more united, the compassion and togetherness has never been seen in history. Everyone wanted us to win.โ
โIโm from Jordan and I travelled over from Dubai to cheer for Morocco. It has united all the countries in the Arab region,โ Reema, a Jordanian fan, added.
Ali, another fan from Egypt, said โbecause we are Muslim and Arab we must support each other. It doesnโt matter that they didnโt win. Thank you Morocco!โ
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An unforgettable run. Thank you for the memories, Morocco ๐ฒ๐ฆโค๏ธ
โ FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 14, 2022
United States website Bleacher Report, United Kingdom-based Goal magazine, and ESPN spoke for many when reflecting on events after the game.
This Morocco team will go down in history ๐ฒ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/j90HWRF1D7
โ GOAL (@goal) December 14, 2022
Thank you ๐ฒ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/tEs4Ip03Og
โ B/R Football (@brfootball) December 14, 2022
This Morocco team may have not won the World Cup, but they won our hearts โค๏ธ๐ฒ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/0xTkngqHZJ
โ ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 14, 2022
Morocco will be back in action on Saturday in the third-place playoff before they head home.
