World Cup: King pays vibrant tribute to Moroccan team, hails their brilliant achievements

King Mohammed VI has paid a vibrant tribute to the coach, players and all the components of the national team for their brilliant achievements.

This came in a phone conversation with the coach of the national team, Walid Regragui, at the end of the semi-final match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar-2022, which opposed, on Wednesday, the national soccer team to its French counterpart and which ended with the victory of the French team.

During the phone talk, the Sovereign paid a vibrant tribute to the coach, the players and all the components of the national team for their brilliant achievements during this Cup, while wishing them full success in their upcoming games.

The King praised the performance of Walid Regragui for having been able, in only a few months at the head of the national team, to forge a group of players so compact and so combative, to the point of marking this competition and to honor the Moroccan people and the international public by his high values of sportsmanship and his exemplary talent.

The King also spoke with the captain of the national team Romain Saiss to whom the Sovereign wished a speedy recovery for his injury, and congratulated him for his leadership, while asking him to convey the warm Royal congratulations to the whole team.

After an epic journey, the Atlas Lions which were the revelation of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar lost to France, the title holder, on Wednesday. They will challenge Croatia for third place on Saturday.