Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Morocco beat Canada and topped its group to advance to the second round of the World Cup, and the Atlas Lions succeeded in achieving the dream to continue competing in the tournament and delighting Arab fans everywhere, especially after the exit of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.
Immediately after the final whistle was blown, fans everywhere came out to celebrate this historic achievement, and everyone and all Arab nationalities exchanged congratulations on social media.
The Arab cafes in Brussels and other Belgian cities witnessed a great turnout from the Arab fans who were keen to follow the match and they all expressed their joy at Morocco's victory.
The Moroccan national team qualified after the exciting victory against Canada with two goals to one, scored for Morocco by Hakim Ziyech and Youssef Al-Nusairi, and Moroccan player Nayef Akrad scored by mistake in his own goal, in the match that brought them together on Thursday evening at Al-Thumama Stadium, in the third and final round of the group stage of the Qatar World Cup. .
While the Belgian national team bid farewell to the tournament after a goalless draw against Croatia.
The Moroccans took first place in their group with 7 points, while they were accompanied to the second round by the Croatian national team, who finished runners-up in the group with 5 points, and the Belgium national team came in third place with 4 points, and Canada came to the bottom of the group without points.