
The biggest story of this year's World Cup has been the incredible underdog run by Morocco, which will be the first African team to ever play in the semifinals of the globe's biggest sporting event when the Atlas Lions kick off this afternoon against the defending champions from France.
"We are the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup," Walid Regragui, the team's French-born head coach, said after Morocco's stunning upset of Portugal in the quarterfinals.