Morocco and France players, bound by friendship, face off at World Cup
Morocco beat expectations in Doha last week by becoming the first African and Arabic-speaking country to make it to a World Cup semifinal.
The Moroccan and French soccer teams will face off in a historic World Cup semifinal in Doha on Wednesday.
The match will begin at 2 p.m. ET at Al Bayt Stadium. France won the last World Cup in 2018, and many soccer analysts are picking France to win. However, underdog Morocco was not favored to win against Spain in round 16 and Portugal in the quarterfinals, but won both games.
Morocco became the first team from North Africa or the Middle East to reach a World Cup semifinal last week when it defeated Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal. Morocco has received heavy coverage in Arab media as a result, and many people from the region and the African continent are rooting for it.
