When Morocco and France meet in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday, it will be an emotional game for many binational fans. “If France scores, I will cry. If Morocco scores, I will cry,” Franco-Moroccan Hanane told Le Parisien. “Equally because I’m disappointed for one team and because I’m happy for the other.” She will wear the Moroccan flag on one cheek and the French flag on the other.
Outsider at the World Cup
No team from Africa has ever made it to the semi-finals of a World Cup. But surprise teams and outsider victories have always given the tournaments special moments. A look back at the history of the World Cup and its successful underdogs.