The Moroccan national team was praised by the whole global media today, Thursday, despite their inability to advance to the FIFA World Cup final match.
The Moroccan national team, which became the first Arab and African team to advance to the World Cup semifinals, hoped to continue its great journey in the Qatar World Cup and advance to the finals, but the French national team's expertise decided the matter in its favor, setting up a match against Argentina in the final on the following Sunday at the stadium.
The Atlas Lions squad's stars prevented the French players from performing at their regular level, according to the French publication L'Equipe, which praised the bravery of the Moroccan national team.
According to the publication, the French national team did succeed in making it to the finals, where they faced Argentina and Lionel Messi's squad.
The Moroccan national team, which scored two historic wins over Spain and Portugal in the knockout rounds of the Qatar World Cup, was not impacted by the early goal it allowed in the fifth minute through Theo Hernandez, according to the (Sky Sports) news network's report on the match.
The Moroccan national team placed its French opponent under a lot of pressure, according to the network, and its players battled bravely despite the difficult circumstances they were in as coach Walid Regragui made two forced substitutes before the second half.
The Moroccan national team's goal of winning the World Cup came to an end, according to the British tabloid (Daily Mail), despite the valiant efforts of its players to defeat the reigning champions.
According to the publication, the Moroccan national team was the best and strongest side for the majority of the game's phases, while the French squad had several challenges and its players only controlled 39% of the ball.
The publication went on to state the following about the Moroccan national team: "What a World Cup this team gave us. It achieved glory even when it suffered that loss."