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Paul Myers

Moroccan players receive royal seal of approval for World Cup heroics

Moroccan players dashed to congratulate defender Achraf Hakimi after he converted the decisive penalty against Spain to send their country into the quarter-finals at the World Cup for the first time. REUTERS - BERNADETT SZABO

Moroccan players danced and sang in the early hours of Wednesday morning with fans who gathered outside their team hotel in central Doha to celebrate their historic feats at the World Cup.

Cars bedecked in Moroccan flags circled the Wyndham Hotel in the West Bay district of the capital hooting their horns immediately after the victory at the Education City Stadium.

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