Rabat – A video showing Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani cheering for Morocco’s national team at the Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday has gone viral .
The Emir was seen clapping as the game came to a close, in celebration of the Atlas Lions’ victory.
Former Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was also seen at Morocco’s game against Croatia on Wednesday, which ended in a goalless draw.
Videos shared online showed the former Emir waving the Moroccan flag from the stands while surrounded by cheering fans.
One of the videos also showed Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned celebrating the Atlas Lions and asking one of the fans to give her the Moroccan flag.
The Moroccan team beat Belgium, who are ranked by FIFA as the second best national team in the world, after pressing their opponents’ defenses throughout the entire game.
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Now at the top of group F with four points and a clean sheet, a qualification to the round of 16 is well within reach for the North African team.
Following the game, Morocco’s head coach Walid Regragui called on fans to continue supporting the team and emphasized that his players will have to continue showing a strong performance against Canada to make it through the group stage.
Morocco will play Canada on December 1, and will be looking for a win to seal its place in the tournament’s knockout stages, a feat which has not been achieved since 1986.
