Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Wednesday praised his country’s “distinguished achievements during the World Cup” during a phone call with Morocco’s national team coach Walid Regragui after the semi-final of the World Cup in Qatar, which brought together the Moroccan team and its French counterpart, which ended with the victory of the French team.
According to the Moroccan news agency, King Mohammed VI praised the coach, players and all members of the squad for “high praise for their outstanding results during the World Cup, wishing them every success in the next meetings”.
The Moroccan monarch praised “the performance of Regragui, who, just a few months after taking charge of the national team, was able to form a team of players with cohesion and fighting spirit, which allowed him to register an illustrious presence in the tournament, and to honor the Moroccan people and global audiences through its high sporting values and exemplary talent”. According to the agency.
King Mohammed VI contacted the team captain, Roman Sayes, and expressed his “wishes for a speedy recovery from his injury, congratulating him on his leadership and instructing him to pass on his warm congratulations to the whole team”.
Interestingly, during the match, the French national team managed to exploit their chances and translate two of them into two goals, while the “Atlas Lions” got hold of the ball and made many attacks, but were tripped by returning and bringing an adjustment.
The “Galli” qualified for the World Cup final in Qatar, to fix the appointment with the Argentine national team, who beat their Croatian counterpart 3-0.
The French national team reached the final scene for the second time in a row, crowning the title of the biggest world championship in Russia in 2018, while the Moroccan national team will face the Croatian national team in the third and fourth place match.
