who are the authors of the story Morocco in the semifinals of the World Cup – Corriere.it

Don’t call it a miracle because you just need to watch Morocco’s matches to understand how it got here, to the semifinal of a World Cup, like never before in history to an African team. An organised, solid, ferocious team capable of getting excited. After winning a tough group with Belgium and Croatia and eliminating Spain on penalties in the round of 16, Regragui’s disciples give modern football another fabulous afternoon, the 1-0 victory against Portugal which earned them a place in the top four.

A masterful match, conducted with the temperament, soul, heart and grit of those who don’t intend to stop. Morocco is a loose cannon. A team of assatanati, which plays a ferocious and profitable football. Great defense and sharp counterattacks. Other than tiki-taka. And an ardor, a passion that moves his people. A Team with a capital S in which everyone helps each other. The Portugal of the champions is surprised, just as Spain was surprised. Bounou, known as Bono, produces two more miraculous saves, Amrabat in front of the defense attracts all the balls, Ziyech and Boufal on the wings they give breath to formidable restarts and En-Nesyri, the worst of the company, jumps into the sky taking advantage of the mistake in Diogo Costa’s exit.

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The fairy tale of Morocco on the day of leave in the tears of Ronaldo, who will now probably go to Saudi Arabia. Regragui had said it: we don’t give up anything, we are not satisfied. “We are an annoying flea,” his words. Giants, nothing but fleas. And the 15,000 Moroccans residing in Qatar are celebrating, many have filled the Thumama, struggling a lot to get in because there were so many people without tickets in front of the gates of the stadium. They smelled the scent of history. Happy Africa, but also the Arab way. Morocco is the team of the last ones, of redemption, of those who take life with the desire to amaze and do not give up on difficulties.