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France and Morocco take last two spots in World Cup semi-finals

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Morocco's Sofiane Boufal celebrates with his mother the team's 1-0 victory over Portugal in the FIFA World Cup 2022 quarter final match. Source: Getty / Mike Hewitt/FIFA

Morocco's historic World Cup win over Portugal is Morocco's third over a highly ranked European team in the tournament, a run that had brought delight both in Morocco and for Africans and Arabs more widely. In the other mouthwatering quarter final, France knocked out England.


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By Sunil Awasthi

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Morocco's historic World Cup win over Portugal is Morocco's third over a highly ranked European team in the tournament, a run that had brought delight both in Morocco and for Africans and Arabs more widely. In the other mouthwatering quarter final, France knocked out England.



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