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The Moroccan coach, Walid Regragui, celebrated with his players the victory of his team against Portugal in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar 2022. “The Lions of the Atlas” became the first African team to qualify for a semifinal in the entire history of a Senior World Cup.
Ante this reality, the boss of the African bench was excited and assured that his team is the Rocky Balboa of the competition .
“ It’s incredible, if you tell me at the beginning of the World Cup, that we reached the Semifinals, beating Belgium, Spain and Portugal, I would tell you that it is impossible”, affirmed Regragui, who in a short time managed to put together the pieces of a talented team and who is also undefeated in the Qatar World Cup 2022.
“When you see Rocky, you want to support Rocky Balboa for his hard work and commitment and I think we are the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup “, he continued euphoric.
However, he emphasized the fact that his rivals and other teams have detected that Morocco is not an easy rival to beat , he highlighted the tactics and heart of each of his players, he also indicated that they have footballers of a rich individual quality, who have come to sea make a difference on the pitch and have led the team to be among the top four in the world.
“ We are becoming the team that everyone wants in this World Cup because we are showing that, even if you don’t have much talent, if you put desire, heart and conviction into it, you can reach it r”, he reiterated.
He also added that money cannot overcome passion, and made it clear that what has been achieved is not It is a miracle but a product of work.
Before learning that the rival was France, Walid Regragui asserted that it would be good to face them since it is his second country and he was raised on the outskirts of Paris. He also reiterated that they go with everything and without limits, dreaming of winning the World Cup and making their rivals understand that to defeat them they must be at their highest level.
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