The whistle at the end of the Morocco-Canada match announced the beginning of joys with the qualification of the “Atlas Lions” to the second round in the 2022 World Cup, and unleashed celebrations that started from Al-Thumama Stadium, and extended to the cities and regions of Morocco thousands of kilometers away.

The Moroccan national team booked the pass to the second round - for the second time in its history - after its victory over Canada 2-1 and topped Group F with 7 points, two points ahead of Croatia.

A mass march in Souq Waqif and chants of joy that Morocco qualified for the final price fill the tourist landmark # Qatar 2022 # World_Cup_Qatar_2022 # Al-Kass_Channels pic.twitter.com/R0AXMydV1a

- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) December 1, 2022

Footage circulating on the communication sites showed wedding processions and celebrations, and the start was from the vicinity of Al-Thumama stadium, which hosted the confrontation, and after the end of the match, the fans came out cheering for the team and its players, who performed an impressive performance since the start of the current version of the World Cup.

And through the fan areas scattered in Qatar, thousands of Moroccans, carrying flags, flocked to participate in the celebration of the historic achievement, which kept the Arab presence in the World Cup, after the rest of the teams exited the first round.

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Live from Casablanca and great celebrations from the fans of #Morocco to qualify for the round of 16 #Qatar2022 #World_Cup_Qatar_2022 #CupChannels

#Qatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup

# Atlas Lions pic.twitter.com/9NYRHZFS0v

- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) December 1, 2022

The biggest celebrations took place in various Moroccan cities.

Where fans gathered in various regions to celebrate the achievement of the young coach Walid Rekragui, who succeeded in leading a distinguished group of players to qualify at the top of a difficult group that included Croatia, the runner-up of the last edition, and Belgium, which finished third in the 2018 World Cup Russia.

The Atlas Lions honor the Arabs in Doha of the Arabs, congratulations on qualifying, a well-deserved lead, congratulations to Morocco and all Arabs 🇲🇦🇲🇦

# Morocco_Canada pic.twitter.com/NCcovHninZ

- Marzouq Al-Ghanim (@MarzouqAlghanim) December 1, 2022

Broad interaction across platforms

Through the communication sites, the official accounts of the African Union and the World Cup participated in congratulating Morocco for qualifying.

The official account of the World Cup commented, "They came to stay and enjoy. The roar of the Atlas Lions was heard by the whole world. Morocco leads its group and qualifies for the round of 16 for the first time since 1986."

They came to stay and have fun 🤩

The roar of the Atlas Lions was heard by the whole world 🦁

Morocco tops its group and qualifies for the round of 16 for the first time since 1986 🇲🇦🫡@EnMaroc |

#FIFA_World_Cup |

# Qatar 2022 pic.twitter.com/EKP75DWjXl

- FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_ar) December 1, 2022

Sports journalist Mahmoud Dia praised the achievement, commenting: “The Moroccan national team topped a group with runners-up and third place in the last edition of the World Cup, and the second and twelfth places in the latest FIFA classification, without losing and conceding only one goal.”

The Moroccan national team players won special praise across the platforms, specifically Sofiane Amrabat, who performed distinguishedly in all matches, and the tweeters praised the distinguished records achieved by the players during the match.

According to the statistics of the "specialized Opta" company, Hakim Ziyash scored the fastest goal for the Arab teams in the history of the World Cup at 03:30, and the farthest goal for the Arab teams - also - in the history of the tournament since 1966, and Al-Nusairi, after his goal against Canada, became the first A Moroccan player who scores in more than one edition of the World Cup (2018 and 2022).

The tweeters also praised the role of coach Walid Al-Rakraki in the level the team reached, and his display of unusual defensive toughness during all matches. Journalist Hussein Wehbe wrote, "Walid Al-Rakraki made a formidable team in a short period, and restored confidence and unity to the group after problems, and gave appreciation to influential players, such as : Hakimi, Ziash and Bono, and reduced the weaknesses of the Moroccan national team in the middle, and also persuaded talented players to play defensive roles.

🎶 Oh, the birthplace of the free, the forum of Al-Sudad and Hama 🎶

🇲🇦 Morocco officially qualifies for the round of 16 of the World Cup 🔝

The Atlas Lions are writing history in the World Cup stadiums 🦁 #FIFAWorldCup |

@EnMaroc pic.twitter.com/x5ibiHlt1S

- CAF - Arabic (@caf_online_AR) December 1, 2022

Walid Al-Rakragui made a huge team in a short period 🇲🇦

⬅️ He restored confidence and unity to the group after the problems


⬅️ Appreciated the influential players like Hakimi, Ziyech and Bono well


⬅️ Reduced the weaknesses of the Moroccan team in the middle


⬅️ Convinced talented players to play defensive roles

- Hussein Wehbe (@hsenwehbe) December 1, 2022

The strongest Arab team was in the most difficult group in the World Cup with Croatia, the runner-up of the edition, and Belgium, ranked second in the world, but he qualified and is the leader because the impossible is not Moroccan 🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/ZtW926gd4e

- Mohamed Yosri (@MoYossry) December 1, 2022

With the best results in the history of Arabs and Africa (2 F-1 D) in the group stage .. Morocco advanced to the round of sixteen.

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- Muhammad Awad (@mohammedawaad) December 1, 2022

Morocco is the first to lead its group of Africans since 1998 .. the same year in which they suffered from the bitterness of leaving despite a wonderful performance, and what a coincidence ❤️🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/MAWzCRZIdQ

- Ahmed Atta - Ahmed Atta (@ahmedatta0) December 1, 2022

God God Morocco..

God, pride of the Arabs.

A group consisting of the runner-up and third runner-up of the 2018 World Cup, leading it with greatness and imaginative performance

A big salute to Walid Al-Rakraki, who dusted off what was left behind by Wahid Halilodzic and united the team under one banner (Soldiers of Morocco 🇲🇦)

Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/mfosAP447E

- Khalifa Al-Fadli (@ Khalifanovic) December 1, 2022