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this is bbc news, i m nancy kacungira. our top stories: france book their place in the semifinals of the world cup, beating england by 2 1. next for them are the tournament history makers. morocco reach the semifinals the first african country to do so in the tournament s history. the family of paul whelan, an ex us marine detained in russia, share their disappointment he was left behind in the latest prisoner swap. based on the state department s statements about a substantial offer being made to the russian government that paul would be coming home, and so for that not to happen has obviously been a disappointment. three people have died and around 12 others
of the world cup. morocco stays in search of the finals. they have changed their ticket every time morocco one another left to change it again to witness another historic match for their team. let s get the view from paris now, where celebrations have been taking place on the champs elysees and elsewhere including both french and morrocan fans. the french supporters are hopeful their national team can be the first side to retain the world cup since brazil in 1962. our correspondent lucy williamson watched the match there for us. absolute euphoria here, absolute joy. that first goal in the first half, after france scored, i can t describe the atmosphere in the bar. there are many people who saw this as the big match the final before the final, as one man put it. it is one of the quarter finals, but for many people it felt
communities in france and belgium. but the biggest smiles were in qatar, on the faces of fans who were lucky enough to watch the game. our correspondent shaima khalil has been speaking to them. there are many ways to describe the atmosphere here ecstatic, joyful, shocked, euphoric. but one word that would do justice to morocco s performance and their fans presence is historic. this is the first arab and african team to make it to the world cup semifinals. history has been written yet again by morocco s team. the tension was palpable on the pitch and in the stands, with the fans chanting go ahead in arabic. in the last minute, they held their breath.
are still missing after an explosion that destroyed a block of flats injersey. tens of thousands of opposition supporters in bangladesh rally, calling on the government to step down. hello, campers. rise and shine. and ruth madoc, one of the stars of the hit 80s tv comedy hi de hi!, has died at the age of 79. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the world cup, where we now know the semifinal line up. morocco have become the first african team to reach the last four of the tournament after a 1 0 win over portugal. they ll now play against france, who beat england in the day s other quarter final. tim allman watched the action.