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Mohammed

is the owner of the

restaurant on Calle

in

, one of the best-known Moroccan establishments in the area.

Several relatives help him run the bar behind the bar, including his two sons.

This afternoon, they both wore the

shirt , but their accent was from Madrid.

«

!

It is that we did not go up to the attack, uncle », the little one, with the name of Hakimi on his back, told the eldest.

They are the example of a generation.

, support the country that represents their roots.

And perhaps there is no better image to explain the current situation in the North African country than Mohammed 's children shouting with joy to see

, born in

panenka style

.

At the

,

welcomed the

who gathered for the round of 16.

«I am not nervous because

», repeated Mohammed.

Teenagers, middle-aged men, women and even the elderly sat in the chairs set up for the occasion, who suffered non-stop during the more than 120 minutes that the mourning lasted.

"He writes about football,

, here we only want to talk about football, we don't do other things that they say out there," they commented at halftime, while talking about the riots that had taken place in

after the group stage was over: "

Nothing should happen here.

In Madrid it is not going to get involved, ”they insisted.

JAVIER BARBANCHO MUNDO

At halftime, a fan went out into the street with a Moroccan flag while repeating "

".

«I am going with Morocco, but I have to

.

It is the country in which I live.

I want people to know.

Please write it down”, asked a young man, also called Mohammed.

In the first part, the tea after lunch calmed things down, but with the penalties came madness.

"We're going to win on

!" joked one.

In the final round, two heroes and two chants: «

and "

Achraf Hakimi,

Achraf Hakimi!"

JAVIER BARBANCHO MUNDO

Tranquility in Madrid and small incidents in the country

After apologizing to the Spaniards who were next to him, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, really...

", and after saying goodbye to Mohammed, boss of Albahia ("I was happy if Spain passed , I assure you. We are friends"), the 60 Moroccan fans climbed the

slope , walked singing through

and the

and joined their compatriots at the Puerta del Sol.

Moroccan fans at Puerta del Sol. WORLD

There, next to the

and under extensive police force to avoid any altercation,

and the children of first and second generation immigrants celebrated their country's passage to the World Cup quarterfinals.

,

Moroccan flags,

and a mix of young people and families also filled the Plaza de

.

"Let the sporting spirit reign," the Moroccan Ambassador to Spain asked on Monday in EL MUNDO.

The image of Madrid was correct, always controlled by the

in the districts of

, but in some areas of the country there were moments of lack of control in the celebrations.

There were cuts in the streets and squares chosen as the venue for the Moroccan festival and small incidents.

The

living in Spain are already in the quarterfinals, where they will face Portugal.

In the semifinals France or England would await them and on the other side of the table Brazil and Argentina are the big threats.

«

we

them », Promised an Argentine who was observing the celebrations in Sol. Next to him, a couple took a

.

She with the Spain shirt, he with Morocco.

Life goes on and the World Cup too, although no longer for

's team .

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