
Morocco's Women's Soccer Team Receives Hero's Welcome After Historic World Cup Run
The Atlas Lionesses were welcomed as heroines on Thursday at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, after a historic participation in the Women’s World Cup.

The Atlas Lionesses were welcomed as heroines on Thursday at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, after a historic participation in the Women’s World Cup.

France dominated Morocco (4-0) at the Coopers Stadium in Adelaide and reached the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup. An emotional match for Sakina Karchaoui, the French defender of Moroccan origin.

The match between Morocco and France, which ended in a victory for the Blues (0-4), set an audience record. Sakina Karchaoui, the French defender of Moroccan origin, and her teammates play a place in the semi-finals against Australia, one of the host countries, on Saturday.

Nouhaila Benzina shared her analysis of the performance of the Atlas Lionesses during the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Despite a 4-0 defeat against France in the round of 16, the team made a sensation during the tournament.

The coach of the Moroccan women’s national team, Reynald Pedros, was positive and grateful to his players, despite the 4-0 defeat of his team against France.

The journey of the women’s national football team came to an end this Tuesday, August 8, after a 4-0 defeat in the round of 16 against France.

Moroccan comedian Gad Elmaleh is facing criticism from French Internet users after expressing his unwavering support for the Atlas Lionesses, who will face the Bleues on Tuesday at the Coopers Stadium in Adelaide in the round of 16 of the women’s World Cup.

Anissa Lahmari has etched her name in the history of Moroccan women’s football by scoring the winning goal against Colombia (1-0) that propelled the Atlas Lionesses into the round of 16 of the World Cup. The player looks back on the euphoria of the qualification and talks about the team’s mindset before the clash against France on Tuesday.

The Moroccan team will face France in the round of 16 of the World Cup, at the Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, an appointment that the coach of the Blues and former coach of the Atlas Lions, Hervé Renard, describes as special.

Encouraged by King Mohammed VI, Ghizlane Chebbak , midfielder and captain of the Lionesses of the Atlas and her teammates, are achieving great feats to the point of inspiring all the girls in the MENA region. They will face France on Tuesday at the Hindmarsh Stadium in the Australian city of Adelaide.

Kenza Dali, the Bleues midfielder of Algerian origin, salutes the qualification of three African teams including Morocco in the round of 16 of the World Cup, hoping that one day, Algeria too will manage to reach this level. Her team faces the Lionesses of the Atlas tomorrow, Tuesday.

Coach Hervé Renard hopes the Bleues will prevail on Tuesday in the round of 16 against the Atlas Lionesses , led by his compatriot Reynald Pedros, to secure their qualification for the quarter-finals.