Africa-Press – Lesotho. In the end, it took the defending world champions to stop Morocco. The Atlas Lions – the first Arab and African team to make it to a World Cup semifinal – had beaten Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their adventure in Qatar.
But France took their chances in a closely-fought game on Wednesday evening, beating Morocco 2-0. Morocco will be back in action on Saturday in the third-place playoff before they head home. But their run in Qatar made World Cup history and generated an outpouring of pride among Arab and African nations.
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