Morocco he reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar “with a lot of sacrifices, heart, soul, good tactics and a lot of love from the fans,” his coach said on Saturday Walid Regraguiafter delivering another surprise by beating Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
“It’s incredible, if you tell me at the start of the World Cup that we’ve reached the semi-finals, beating Belgium, Spain and Portugal, I’d tell you it’s impossible,” he said in Spanish after the match.
Morocco made history by reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup, becoming the first African team to reach the round of this competition, after beating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal 1-0.
A goal by Youssef En-Nesyri (42) enabled this historic day for the Moroccans, who also became the first Arab country to reach the penultimate round of a World Cup.
“They’ve seen that it’s not easy to win. We’re good tactically, with a big heart, we don’t leave spaces, we run and we have technical players who can make the difference, we’re also lucky.” .
“When you see Rocky, you want to support Rocky Balboa for his hard work and effort and I think we are the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup,” Regragui added at a press conference, referring to the famous Sylvester Stallone film.
“We’re becoming the team that everyone wants in this World Cup because we’re showing that, even if you don’t have much talent, if you put your will, heart and conviction into it, you can get there.” Moroccan coach.
Regragui was asked which opponent he preferred for the semi-finals, England or France, who they will meet this Saturday.
“France is my second country, it can be nice to play against them,” said the coach, born and raised on the outskirts of Paris, who doesn’t limit himself.
His wish would come true some time later, after the Galli 2-1 victory against the English.
“We can dream, why couldn’t we dream of winning the World Cup?”, added Regragui, insisting: “Whoever plays against us will have to be at their best to beat us, it won’t be easy to do so. The message I want to send out”, he concluded in front of the journalists.
Source: AFP
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