{"id":1265698,"date":"2022-12-15T19:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T19:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/15\/it-was-remarkable-to-watch-biden-on-moroccos-historic-world-cup-performance\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T19:21:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T19:21:05","slug":"it-was-remarkable-to-watch-biden-on-moroccos-historic-world-cup-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/15\/it-was-remarkable-to-watch-biden-on-moroccos-historic-world-cup-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"It was remarkable to watch \u2013 Biden on Morocco&#8217;s historic World Cup performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-15_150635631-696x522.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"image_2022-12-15_150635631\"\/><\/div>\n<p>US President Joe Biden has joined a growing list of people who publicly admired Morocco\u2019s national team following its eye-catching performance at the FIFA 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet on Wednesday, Biden expressed his honour to watch Morocco vs France semi-finals match along with Morocco\u2019s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch.<\/p>\n<p>Akhannouch travelled to Washington this week to take part in the US-Africa summit.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter who you\u2019re rooting for, it was remarkable to watch how this team [Morocco] has been able to achieve,\u201d Biden wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet also displayed a photo of Biden watching the game along with Akhannouch, as well as African leaders, such as Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>The US has been one of the admirers of Morocco\u2019s Atlas Lions throughout the global competition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Biden-watches1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The US embassy in Rabat geared up for every game that Morocco played during the World Cup to cheer for the Atlas Lions.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken also shared a heartwarming post following Morocco\u2019s qualification for the semi-finals last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfrica making history and leading on and off the field. On the eve of the #USAfricaLeadersSummit22, I congratulate @EnMaroc, the #AtlasLions, on their win today and on becoming the first African and Arab team to ever reach the semi-finals of the @FIFAWorldCup. #DimaMaghrib,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco\u2019s national team lost to France 2-0 in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlas Lions\u2019 performance, however, caught the attention of millions of football fans across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco has made a historic record for being able to concede just three goals during the global competition.<\/p>\n<p>One of the goals was mistakenly hit by Moroccan football player Nayef Aguerd during Morocco vs Canada in the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco\u2019s national team also made international headlines for becoming the first Arab and African country to qualify for the semi-finals in World Cup history.<\/p>\n<p>Following its defeat against France, Morocco will now play for third place in a match against Croatia on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Iwc660YoyKw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kuro Mo Aye Hye Anaa - Parents reduce number of dresses for children due to cost - (15-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iwc660YoyKw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Joe Biden has joined a growing list of people who publicly admired Morocco\u2019s national team following its eye-catching performance at the FIFA 2022 World Cup. 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