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Palestinians react as they watch a live broadcast of the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Morocco and Croatia played in Qatar, in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.
with Jamie J
MOROCCO'S fans in the Arab world took the north African team’s 2-1 loss to Croatia in Saturday’s World Cup third-place playoff philosophically.
The team had already made history, becoming the first Arab and first African team to reach the semi-finals in the international football tournament.
Their loss to France on Wednesday dashed fans’ hopes that Morocco would become an underdog champion, but many had hoped that it would at least take third place in facing off against Croatia.
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