The Moroccan national team created the event and achieved a historic achievement by qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup held in the State of Qatar, after defeating its Portuguese counterpart 1-0, so that joy spread inside and outside Al-Thumama Stadium, after what many described as a "miracle" was achieved.

After the final whistle was blown, joy erupted for the players and for coach Walid Regragui, and it spread to the stands and to social media.

Morocco became the first Arab and African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup throughout the history of the World Cup.

The joy of the Emir of Qatar

The Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, was keen to support the Moroccan national team from the stands of Al-Thumama Stadium, a habit he maintained during the matches of the Arab teams in the current edition of the World Cup.

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A video clip documented the happiness of the Emir of Qatar, with the qualification of the "Atlas Lions" to the semi-finals, after defeating Portugal.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani appeared while standing in the VIP area at Al Thumama Stadium, and applauded a lot for the Moroccan national team players.

prostrate players

Morocco's players celebrated wildly on the field, as soon as the match ended, and it was confirmed that they had reached the semi-finals.

And these players did not forget the large fans that crawled to the stands of Al Thumama Stadium, to encourage them in this match.

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The players turned towards the fans and exchanged greetings with them, before everyone prostrated themselves on the field, a scene that the "Atlas Lions" used to perform during the World Cup in Qatar.

Celebrate with families

One of the distinctive scenes presented by Moroccan players during the World Cup in Qatar was their keenness for members of their families to participate in the celebration after each match, especially with mothers.

Walid Regragui, the Morocco coach, left the stadium and headed towards the stands to celebrate with his family and his mother.

At the same time, the cameras monitored the mother of the player, Ashraf Hakimi, along with Rekraki's mother on the stands, before the Paris Saint-Germain star came to her, hugging and kissing her.

Boufal brings his mother to the stadium

Sofiane Boufal, the star of the Moroccan national team, was keen for his mother to come down from the stands to the field to celebrate with her, in an impressive scene.

Regragui, the coach of #Morocco, rises to greet his mother in the stands, and Hakimi's mother is determined to kiss her son after qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals #Qatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup #DimaMaghrib #TeamMorocco#VesteABandeira #AtlasLions @selecaoportugal @EnMaroc pic.twitter.com/ULh7e0eJud

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Boufal warmly embraced his mother, amid great interaction from the fans, who saluted the player for his attitude towards his mother.

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Bono dedicates the man of the match award to Nusiri

The Moroccan goalkeeper won the Man of the Match award, after he shone in front of Cristiano Ronaldo and his colleagues, and prevented them from scoring in more than one opportunity.

But Bono dedicated the award to his colleague Youssef Al-Nusairi, who scored the only goal of the match, and led the "Atlas Lions" to the golden square in the World Cup.

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Permanent presence of the flag of Palestine

The Moroccan national team players and their fans remained loyal to the Palestinian flag, which has become one of the most prominent signs of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The Palestinian flag was present, as usual, in the stands of Al-Thumama Stadium during the Portugal-Morocco match, and more than one player appeared carrying the Palestinian flag during the celebration after the match.

Mask advances world stars in congratulating Morocco

American businessman Elon Musk, of Canadian origin, and owner of the social networking site "Twitter", hastened to congratulate the Moroccan national team on this historic achievement.

🇲🇦🇲🇦 Congrats Morocco!!

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- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 10, 2022

Musk published a short blog through his official Twitter account, in which he wrote, "Congratulations to Morocco," and attached his post to 4 flags of Morocco.

Communication sites were flooded with congratulations from stars in the world of football and beyond, including singer Shakira, who wrote on Twitter, "It's time for Africa" ​​(relative to her song Waka Waka - This Time for Africa), and Englishman Gary Lineker (top scorer of the 1986 World Cup), who wrote on Twitter, " Wow, what an amazing win for Morocco. Bold, fiery, organized, calm and deserved. Football is amazing. It's the best," while former Ivory Coast football star Didier Drogba wrote on Twitter: "They did it, Bravo Morocco for this achievement. Long live Africa. My brother Walid Rekraki is very happy for you."

Crying Cristiano Ronaldo

The Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, entered into a bout of crying, after saying goodbye to his country from the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.

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After the final whistle was blown, tears flowed from Cristiano, who left the stadium alone, and quickly headed to the dressing rooms, while his teammates greeted the fans.

Kiss on top of Pepe

Moroccan defender Jawad Al-Yamiq was the hero of a funny shot after Portuguese defender Bibi missed a dangerous opportunity in the last moments of the match, and Al-Yamiq chose to print a kiss on Bibi's head after he hit the ball not far from Yassin Bono's goal.

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