Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Riots and hit-and-run operations were repeated between the Belgian police and the fans who took to the streets in Brussels, Antwerp and others to celebrate Morocco's victory over Canada. The Morocco-Canada match led to the use of tear gas, water cannons and sniffer dogs to chase young men who threw fireworks at policemen. Buses and cars were also vandalized.
The symbols of the Moroccan community had condemned last Sunday the riots that took place and called on the members of the Arab communities to exercise restraint and block the road in front of anyone who seeks to disturb the peace of the celebrations. The media also published pictures at the time of a number of fans as they were cleaning the place in Brussels and removing traces of vandalism.
The Moroccan national team qualified after the exciting victory against Canada with two goals to one, scoring for Morocco 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.