Long after the final whistle, when the victorious French team had left the pitch, Morocco’s players stayed on, basking in the love.
As France’s second goal went in, the deafening noise of Morocco’s overwhelming support inside Qatar’s Al-Bayt Stadium went suddenly quiet – a silence echoed not only in Rabat and Casablanca, but in Beirut, Cairo and Dakar.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“We are really proud of this team… we already made history so we can’t judge them for this match,” said Mohamad Alaoui, 24, a Moroccan student who said he had traveled from London to attend the World Cup and had been at every Morocco game. “This is the semi-final. It is already an honor and we are proud to see people from different countries root for the Moroccan team,” said Taoufiq Ouchikh.
On Egypt’s Red Sea coast, banker Ahmed Zaki, 38, said Morocco had failed to take advantage of their chances. “They deserved to lose, but with honor,” he said.
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