mayeni jones sent this report from casablanca they started off hopeful as supporters in this is dog cafe sang the national anthem, beaming with pride at being the first african nation to make it to a world cup semifinal. but soon they grew frustrated as the team struggled to score against france. well, the game isjust coming to a close and fans are already leaving the cafe. there sjust so much disappointment here. many had hoped that the moroccan team would be able to defeat the reigning champions france, but it wasn t to be. unfortunately france scored since the beginning, we lost our captain in the first 20 minutes, but still we managed to fight, we managed to fight until the end. all players, they played good. they really tried. but they were tired, a lot of games, a lot of stress of the whole game, the whole world cup. ithink. dima maghreb. yeah, dima maghreb, that
as their team struggled to score against france. well, the game isjust coming to a close and fans are already leaving the cafe. there sjust so much disappointment here. many had hoped that the moroccan team would be able to defeat the reigning champions france, but it wasn t to be. unfortunately france scored since the beginning, we lost our captain in the first 20 minutes, but still we managed to fight, we managed to fight until the end. all players, they played good. they really tried. but they were tired, a lot of games, a lot of stress of the whole game, the whole world cup. ithink. yeah, dima maghreb. that means always morocco . across the city, people watched the game anxiously. this team has galvanised support across generations and in the wider african region. as the dust settles and they recover from the disappointment, moroccans may look back at the historical performance with pride. mayeni jones, bbc
casablanca for us. they started off hopeful, as supporters in this historic cafe sang the national anthem, beaming with pride at being the first african nation to make it to a world cup semifinal. but soon they grew frustrated as their team struggled to score against france. well, the game isjust coming to a close and fans are already leaving the cafe. there sjust so much disappointment here. many had hoped that the moroccan team would be able to defeat the reigning champions, france, but it wasn t to be. unfortunately france scored since the beginning, we lost our captain in the first 20 minutes, but still we managed to fight, we managed to fight until the end. all players, they played good. they really tried. but they were tired, a lot of games, a lot of stress of the whole game, the whole world cup.
course but also across north africa and indeed the arab world, fitting at this, the first middle eastern world cup. mayenijones now reports from casablanca. they started off hopeful as supporters in this is dog cafe sang the national anthem, beaming with pride at being the first african nation to make it to a world cup semifinal. but soon they grew frustrated as the team struggled to score against france. well, the game isjust coming to a close and fans are already leaving the cafe. there sjust so much disappointment here. many had hoped that the moroccan team would be able to defeat the reigning champions france, but it wasn t to be. unfortunately france scored since the beginning, we lost our captain in the first 20 minutes, but still we managed to fight, we managed to fight until the end. all players, they played good. they really tried. but they were tired, a lot of games, a lot of stress of the whole game,