Moroccans celebrate historic World Cup win against Spain

Moroccans commemorate famous World Cup come first in opposed to Spain

RABAT, Morocco (AP) ” Exuberant Moroccans poured into the streets of their first city with every one other accompanied by inside cities across Europe on Tuesday, waving flags with every one other accompanied by honking horns to commemorate their national soccer team™s famous victory over Spain at the World Cup.

Morocco defeated Spain inside a punishment shootout, making the Atlas Lions the only team from external outside Europe or South America to build it to the quarterfinals inside Qatar ” with every one other accompanied by the earliest Arab team inside World Cup history to build it to the last eight.

We are so pleased of our Lions, who fought firm to obtain us into the quarterfinals, said Niama Meddoun, a Rabat resident. We are delighted to exist Moroccans today, since we are the earliest Arab country that has reached the quarterfinals.

The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, praised the national team with every one other accompanied by sent his heartfelt good wishes to the players, the technical team with every one other accompanied by administrative personnel, who gave their all with every one other accompanied by blazed a series all over this great sporting event, according to a statement from the royal palace.

The ruler said the players represented hopes with every one other accompanied by dreams of Moroccans inside Morocco, Qatar, with every one other accompanied by all over the world.

Morocco is the only Arab ” with every one other accompanied by African ” nation left-hand inside the tournament, the earliest World Cup held inside the Middle East. Its World Cup favourable consequence has reverberated across the Arab world with every one other accompanied by among Moroccan with every one other accompanied by some other newcomer communities inside Europe.

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In Barcelona, Spain™s following largest city, a crowd of youths waving Moroccan, Egyptian, Algerian with every one other accompanied by Palestinian flags gathered inside the center, where fans of FC Barcelona traditionally commemorate large victories. People cheered to the sound of drums. Some were lighting flares.

In a Barcelona eating place where viewers had congregated, people jumped on tables with every one other accompanied by lifted chairs inside the air. Outside, cars honked horns with every one other accompanied by people lit firecrackers with every one other accompanied by scarlet with every one other accompanied by greenish smoulder bombs.

Youssef Lotfi, a 39-year-old building employee who was born inside Casablanca nevertheless moved to Spain while a child with every one other accompanied by said he feels deep affection for both countries, was brimming accompanied by pride.

Today is a day of delight for Moroccans with every one other accompanied by all the Arab world, Lotfi said. It was a heart-attack complete that could have gone either way.

He called the victory on one occasion inside a lifetime experience. Morocco is representing all the Arab world, all the African continent, that is on the far side of description, it is the most glorious part, he said.

In Ceuta, a Spanish exclave which borders accompanied by Morocco on the northern African coast, the come first in was too celebrated accompanied by cars honking horns. Ceuta™s inhabitants is a mix of Spaniards with every one other accompanied by Moroccan residents with every one other accompanied by workers.

What pride! What happiness! Now to commemorate accompanied by friends. I have lost my voice! said 20-year-old Ismael Mustafa. We were intelligent to pull it off. For Spain? You will come first in following time, so no indeed worries.

Celebrations across Spain, which has some 800,000 Moroccan residents, were mostly peaceful, though Spanish media reported a brief scuffle in the centre of Morocco with every one other accompanied by Spain fans inside a bar inside the southern city of Huelva. No injuries or arrests were reported.

In Qatar, Moroccan fans clashed briefly accompanied by police external outside the stadium earlier to the game started.

Ten days ago riots broke not here inside Belgium with every one other accompanied by the Netherlands while Morocco fans celebrated beating Belgium inside the category phase inside Qatar.

In centre Paris, cars started honking almost straight away following Morocco™s astonishment come first in Tuesday, with every one other accompanied by crowds of people streamed in the direction of the Champs-Elysees to celebrate. Men with every one other accompanied by women, inside work suits or track suits, from teenage to middle-aged, cheered or raised their hands inside victory. Cries of Allez, allez! inside French rang out, with every one other accompanied by one woman asked strangers Who has a Moroccan banner I tin borrow?

Spain fans were crushed by the loss.

They have been extremely unfortunate inside the penalties, nevertheless it seems to me that they have too made a mistake inside the players who lay clasp of the penalties, said 64-year-old Dionisio Sánchez, who was among a category of fans who trickled not here of bar inside Madrid.

They report accompanied by extremely little enthusiasm ... little wish to score, nevertheless the penalties, it™s luck, it™s a lottery, he said.

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AP journalists Renata Brito with every one other accompanied by Joseph Wilson inside Barcelona, Spain; Antonio Sempere inside Ceuta, Spain; Alicia León inside Madrid, Angela Charlton inside Paris with every one other accompanied by Srdjan Nedeljkovic inside Doha, Qatar, contributed to this report.