good afternoon. the battle to claim a place in the final of the world cup comes to a head tonight as france play morocco. the current holders are hoping for back to back finals, but first they have to beat the surprise team of the tournament who have become the first african side to reach the semi finals. a little earlier, i spoke to our reporter alex howell who is out in doha. morocco are the surprise package of the tournament and topped their group the tournament and topped their group in the tournament and topped their group in the world cup, coming out on top group in the world cup, coming out on top ahead of belgium and croatia, who made on top ahead of belgium and croatia, who made it on top ahead of belgium and croatia, who made it into the other semifinal. then they have beaten spain semifinal. then they have beaten spain and semifinal. then they have beaten spain and portugal in the knockout stages, spain and portugal in the knockout stages, and it s even mor
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the semifinal on wednesday, back at that stadium, to face the surprise surprise package of the semifinals who beat portugal earlier, morocco. lucy williamson is among french fans in a bar in paris. they are looking extremely animated, unsurprisingly? you they are looking extremely animated, unsurprisingly? unsurprisingly? you can probably hear the excitement unsurprisingly? you can probably hear the excitement here, - hear the excitement here, cheering rishi sunak forever! ~ cheering rishisunakforever! ~ ., cheering rishisunakforever! ., rishi sunak forever! we love you, encland. rishi sunak forever! we love you, england. absolute rishi sunak forever! we love you, england. absolute euphoria - rishi sunak forever! we love you, england. absolute euphoria as - rishi sunak forever! we love you, - england. absolute euphoria as france winnin: this england. absolute euphoria as france winning this match, england. absolute euphoria as france winning this match, people england. absolut
dream but we witness that, 114,000 inside the stadium behind me and what a 90 minutes it was. morocco have been the site s surprise package and a portugal less reliant on cristiano ronaldo. centre of attention despite starting on the bench. if some fans were delayed entry because a ticket mix, those inside made up for it, the noise at times ear splitting and when their striker scored his second goal of the tournament, pandemonium, was another shock on the cards? 0n the stroke of half time, portugal almost equalised with bruno fernandes inches away from a wonder goal. reading an equaliser, could renaldo provide it? mike needing an equaliser, could cristiano ronaldo provide it? so many times he has come to the rescue but not on this
at every world cup, i think there is a team that over achieves and even as a fan, once your team goes out, your dot that team and in fact qatar, that is certainly morocco for them. we speak about a team ranked 22ndin them. we speak about a team ranked 22nd in the world and they have gone into huge games and as the underdogs. beating portugal and they are the last remaining african country in the competition. they have the hopes of a continent resting on their shoulders and each time these players are asked to do that little bit more, they have made it everyone and themselves proud tonight. morocco have been this world cup s surprise package, the pride of a continent but also gaining new fans along the way. meanwhile a new look portugal less reliant on cristiano ronaldo again the centre of attention despite starting on the bench. if some fans were delayed entry because of a