World leaders, celebrities react to Morocco’s historic win

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Moroccan fans exploded in joy on Saturday as their team became the first from any African country to reach a World Cup semi-final, filling the stadium with a deafening roar and unleashing cheering, crying, dancing and singing on the streets back home.
Youssef En-Nesyri leapt high in the air to head home the game’s only goal just before half-time at the Al-Thumama Stadium to strike a significant blow against football’s established order and book a semi-final on Wednesday against either England or France, who meet later on Saturday.
The result will be widely celebrated across Africa and the Arabic-speaking Middle East, desperate to see one of their teams in contention for the biggest prize in football.
Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Chairman of Dubai Judicial Council, took to Twitter to congratulate the Morocco team after their victory over Portugal in FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match.
“Congratulation to the Moroccan leadership and people on this historic achievement. It was a great performance, an unprecedented victory for Arab football, and a well-deserved qualification to the semifinals. They made us all happy,” tweeted Sheikh Maktoum.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, also congratulated Morocco team on their victory.