{"id":12091,"date":"2022-12-15T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/moroccans-mourn-loss-to-france-in-semi-finals"},"modified":"2022-12-15T16:22:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T16:22:23","slug":"moroccans-mourn-loss-to-france-in-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/moroccans-mourn-loss-to-france-in-semi-finals","title":{"rendered":"Moroccans mourn loss to France in semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span><b>Moroccans<\/b> are mourning the loss to <b>France<\/b> in the <b>World Cup<\/b> semi-finals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the <b>2 &#8211; 0<\/b> defeat, the Atlas Lions have made history by becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the <b>World Cup<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In Rabat, Moroccan supporter <b>Abdelhaq Rachouk<\/b> said &#8220;despite our defeat in the hands of a world champion, we were not disappointed because we have a great and strong team.<\/p>\n<p>To tell the truth, the Moroccan national team did an excellent World Cup&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The players put up a good fight and gave their best. They played for all the Moroccans and the Arabs, but in sports, there is always a winner and a loser&#8221;, added another supporter, <b>Mohamed Choumakh<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We played very well. We were very happy when we beat <b>Belgium<\/b>, <b>Canada<\/b>, <b>Spain<\/b>, and <b>Portugal<\/b>, but today we are sad. Never mind, because it&#8217;s not easy to reach the semi-final stage&#8221;, concluded 10-year old <b>Nawfal Atik<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Morocco<\/b> is still in the competition and will be playing against <b>Croatia<\/b> for third place on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Moroccans are mourning the loss to France in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. 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