​Morocco made history by reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup, knocking out the likes of Spain and Portugal along the way, and the Africans are ready to go all out against France.

Morocco fans at the World Cup 2022 in QatarPhoto: OUSAMA AYOUB / Sipa Press / Profimedia

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Morocco will face the world champions on Wednesday (December 14) in a match that will take place at the Al Beit Stadium in Al Khora from 21:00.

The Moroccan Football Federation distributed 13,000 free tickets for the match against France

The beautiful dream of the Moroccan national team can continue even after the match they will play in the company of the world champion France.

The Africans enjoyed the support of fans at every match, who came to support their favorites, and the Moroccan Football Federation decided to buy 13 thousand tickets, which they distributed to fans.

According to MARCA, Moroccan fans stood in huge queues to get tickets for the most important match in the country’s history. Many of them went to the stadium with luggage, directly from the airport and sat in line since Monday.

At the same time, the national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced that it will operate 30 flights to Doha on Tuesday and Wednesday to transport as many fans as possible.

The coach of the Moroccan national team wants to play in the World Cup final

In a press conference before the match against France, Walid Regrahi, the coach of the Moroccan national football team, said that reaching the semi-finals was not his goal and that he wanted to play in the final.

“We have come to change the mentality of our continent. If we are happy to be in the semi-finals? I do not. I want to be in the final. I hope France doesn’t respect us because it will be difficult if they do.” – he declared.

The road to the World Cup semifinals was full of surprises for the Moroccan national team. The Africans have already knocked out Belgium in the group stage and knocked out Spain in the round of 16 and Portugal in the quarter-finals en route to the quarter-finals of this final tournament.

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