A royal and popular reception for the lions of Morocco upon their arrival in Rabat today

A royal and popular reception for the lions of Morocco upon their arrival in Rabat today
A royal and popular reception for the lions of Morocco upon their arrival in Rabat today

The Lions of the Moroccan national team are awaiting a royal and popular welcome for the Atlas stars upon their arrival in Rabat today, after they achieved an unprecedented historical achievement by finishing fourth in the 2022 World Cup as the first African and Arab team.

And the Moroccan Ministry of Royal Palaces, Ceremonies and Decorations announced that, with royal instructions, the national football team will be given a reception worthy of the brilliance it achieved during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar..

The statement of the Ministry of Royal Palaces, Ceremonies and Decorations added that, in this context, the national team will enjoy a great popular and public reception, since its arrival at Rabat-Salé Airport, at 5:00 pm, Moroccan time, and 6:00 Cairo time, passing through Hassan II Street, November 16 Square, and Square. Chellah, King Hussein Square, then Mohammed V Street, Al-Barid Square, Mohammed V Square, January 11 Square, Moulay El Hassan Street, Bab Al-Sufara, all the way to the Royal Palace, where the members of the national team will receive a royal royal reception in celebration and appreciation of this great historical achievement..

Today, Tuesday, the Moroccan national team’s delegation left the Qatari capital, Doha, heading to the city of Rabat, on a direct flight, after the “Atlas Lions” participated in the World Cup finals, which Qatar hosted. .

The Moroccan national team achieved the best position in the history of the participation of Arab teams in the World Cup since the start of the tournament and over the course of 22 previous editions, after the Atlas Lions ranked fourth..

Morocco started its campaign in the World Cup with a goalless draw with Croatia, then beat Belgium with two clean goals, and beat Canada with two goals to one to lead its group with 7 points, before beating Spain in the round of 16 with a penalty shootout, 3/0, after the end of the match. And overtime with a goalless draw, and in the quarter-finals he beat Portugal with a clean goal, before losing in the semi-finals to France with two clean goals, and finally he lost to Croatia with two goals to one..

The Moroccan national team reaped wholesale gains, after it ranked fourth in the 2022 World Cup, after losing in the match for the third and fourth places, against Croatia, with two goals to one, but despite the defeat, it broke many records and achieved many gains..

Over the course of a whole month, the Moroccan national team carried the hopes and dreams of the fans of the Atlas Lions, Arabs and Africans, who turned around the Walid Rekraki battalion after the honorable performance they presented in the World Cup, and their most prominent gains were as follows..

The first Arab team to occupy fourth place in the World Cup.

The Moroccan national team is set to receive $25 million after finishing fourth in the tournament.

The possible position of Morocco in the FIFA rankings after its distinguished career and its impressive results is (11 or 12)..

The Moroccan national team has become the owner of the longest series of not losing to African teams in the World Cup over the course of 6 consecutive matches.

He kept 7 clean sheets, equaling the record held by Nigeria.

The Moroccan national team won three matches in the 2022 World Cup, thus equaling Cameroon’s record for the largest number of victories in one edition of the mother of tournaments..

Morocco has become the 25th national team to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals, and it has also become the third to qualify for the Golden Square from outside Europe and South America..

The Moroccan national team collected 7 points in the group stage, which is an African record, as no team was able to exceed the six-point barrier in previous versions of the World Cup..

Youssef Al-Nusairi became the historic Arab top scorer in the World Cup, with three goals, equaling the number of Sami Al-Jaber, the icon of the Saudi national team..

– In the Morocco-Spain match in the final price, Yassin Bono became the first African goalkeeper to save a penalty kick in the World Cup penalty shootout.

The article is in Arabic

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