Morocco met their waterloo when the faced France in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup as they were defeated 2-0 in Al-Bayt Stadium.
Morocco boss, Walid Regragui hailed his side’s history-making run in Qatar.
The Atlas Lions became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final in Qatar, with their impressive progress halted by defending champions France on Wednesday night.
A semi-final clash with World Cup holders France always looked a tough task but Morocco created several openings after Theo Hernandez’s early goal.
But France put the game to bed through substitute Randal Kolo Muani.
While Morocco’s World Cup journey is over, they can take great pride in their fantastic run to the semi-finals and leave Qatar with history.
Head coach Regragui expressed his pride in his team after their World Cup exit and revealed who he will be supporting on Sunday when Argentina face France in the final.
‘We gave the maximum, that’s the most important thing,’ he said. ‘We have shown the world that football exists in Morocco and that we have great supporters.
‘We had some injuries, we lost Aguerd in the warm-up, Saiss, Mazraoui… but there are no excuses.
‘We paid for the slightest mistake. We didn’t get into the game well, we had too much technical waste in the first half, and the second goal kills us, but that doesn’t take away everything we did before in the tournament.
‘This was one step too far. We had too many players at 60-70% fitness. My players gave everything. They have gone as far as they could. We will support France now.’
