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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Fatiha El-Ghorri

'As a British-Moroccan, I was so proud to see Atlas Lions roar at the World Cup'

I might be biased but no matter who lifts the trophy tonight, the real winners of this year’s World Cup will be the Moroccan football team.

Everyone loves an underdog and their giant-slaying journey to the semi-finals has brought so much joy to fans from every nation.

Head coach Walid Regragui only joined the squad three months before kick-off and was derided as being an ‘avocado head’ by critics. But his squad topped their group, beating Belgium and Canada, drawing with Croatia, then knocking out Spain and Portugal in the following stages.

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