{"id":22660,"date":"2022-12-12T11:58:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T11:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/?p=22660"},"modified":"2022-12-12T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T11:40:23","slug":"morocco-fans-celebrate-amazing-victory-over-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/morocco-fans-celebrate-amazing-victory-over-portugal","title":{"rendered":"Morocco fans celebrate \u2018amazing\u2019 victory over Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Morocco caused another upset at the World Cup by beating Portugal and booking a spot in the semi-finals for the first time in their history, much to the delight of thousands of their fans and citizens at Al Thumama Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still can\u2019t believe it. It doesn\u2019t feel real to me,\u201d Hassan Fadlaoui, 39, told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing journey for our people in these past few weeks &#8230; something for so many people to feel better about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d The quarter-final seemed like another home game for Morocco, with the team\u2019s supporters dominating in the stands. The Moroccan fans cheered, jeered and performed the thunderous Viking claps throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p>After the final whistle, the stadium erupted as thousands jumped up and down in the stands, hugging and embracing their friends and family celebrating the result.<\/p>\n<p>The party moved outside where hundreds gathered in front of the cameras to express their delight on this momentous occasion, while others belted out their dance moves to Belgian musician Stromae\u2019s classics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not surprised at all &#8230; we have been playing amazing. There was no way Portugal was going to win today,\u201d 32-year-old Moroccan citizen Amina Brouk said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had faith in our team, our players and most importantly in Allah [God] &#8230; when God is with you, nobody can defeat you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Morocco caused another upset at the World Cup by beating Portugal and booking a spot in the semi-finals for the first time in their history, much to the delight of thousands of their fans and citizens at Al Thumama Stadium on Saturday. \u201cI still can\u2019t believe it. 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