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AP PHOTOS: Morocco’s World Cup success stirs national pride

Fans of Raja AC light flares during a match against FAR Rabat, in the Moroccan league, in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Morocco's national team head coach Walid Regragui presents the CAF Super Cup trophy before the game between Moroccan teams RS Berkane and Wydad AC, in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday Sept. 10, 2022. RS Berkane were crowned CAF Super Cup champions for the first time after defeating Wydad Casablanca 2-0 on Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Moroccans celebrate qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1998, in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Morocco sealed its place by winning in Ivory Coast 2-0 in what was a straight shootout for the place from Group C. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Supporters of Morocco's RS Berkane light flares to celebrate their team's first goal against Wydad AC in the CAF Super Cup 2022 soccer match, in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday Sept. 10, 2022. RS Berkane were crowned CAF Super Cup champions for the first time after defeating Wydad Casablanca 2-0 on Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Players of FAR Rabat soccer team and their rivals Raja Casablanca compete for the ball during a match in the Moroccan league, in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Boys play football on a beach in Rabat, Morocco, Monday, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Children play football in the snow in Tighanmin, a Middle Atlas village near Azilal, central Morocco, Thursday Feb. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Morocco and DR Congo players walk at the beginning of the the soccer playoff match in World Cup 2022 Africa qualifiers, in Casablanca, Morocco, Tuesday, Mar 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Children play football in an alleyway in the old Medina of Marrakech, Morocco, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Youth play football during a locally-organized tournament between different tribes, in Kelaat M'Gouna town, southern Morocco, Monday Feb. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Security forces stand guard as fans of FAR Rabat soccer team light flares and chant slogans during a match against their rivals Raja Casablanca in the Moroccan league, in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Amazigh boys play football underneath the High Atlas mountains, next to Ouarzazate, central Morocco, Monday Feb. 1, 2016.. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A full moon rises over supporters of Wydad Athletic Club during the second leg of the CAF Champions League final against Egypt's Al Ahly Sporting Club, in Casablanca, Morocco, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2017. Wydad defeated Al Ahly 2-1 on aggregate to win the CAF Champions League. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Morocco soccer fans celebrate after their national team beat Canada 2-1 and qualified to the knockout stages at a World Cup soccer match played in Qatar, in Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
AP PHOTOS: Morocco’s World Cup success stirs national pride