The Atlas Lions’ performance against the Seleção in a friendly match on Saturday night was more than remarkable. Morocco made history once again, becoming the first Arab country to beat Brazil, the top-ranked team in the FIFA rankings.

This victory was celebrated by the Atlas Lions with about 65,000 Moroccan fans, most of whom traveled to Tangier to attend the first match of the Moroccan selection since the World Cup, which has completed Morocco’s achievement in the semi-finals of the world in Qatar 2022.

And the international press has not failed to react to this achievement. The French daily L’Equipe headlined: “Morocco offers a gala victory against Brazil”, while the sports newspaper Foot Mercato, focused on the performance of Azzedine Ounahi, with the headline: “Morocco-Brazil: Azzedine Ounahi still impresses”.

In its article, the Spanish sports newspaper AS, entitled “Morocco extends its dream”, talked about “the comfort felt by the Atlas Lions against one of the strongest football teams in the world”, in particular the trio of Azzedine Ounahi, Hakim Ziyech, and Sofiane Boufal, underlining that from the start of the match, Morocco showed that it was ready to face any type of match and opponent.

Also, the Spanish newspaper underlined that the Moroccan selection had no difficulty in maintaining its superiority against the Seleção, which tried to break the Atlas Lions’ defense without succeeding, except for some actions of Vinicius and Rodrigo.

The British press also did not miss this great football event. The British Daily Mail declared, in interaction with the results of the Moroccan-Brazilian friendly, that “the specialists of the surprise at the World Cup in Qatar always maintain their level”, noting that Sofiane Boufal and Abdelhamid Sabiri, spoiled Casemiro’s joy of playing for the first time as a captain of the Brazilian team, the newspaper pointed out.

As for the Arabic website Kooora, it stated that the Moroccan national team “guided by Walid Regragui, managed to break the Brazilian complex that accompanied the Lions after the two defeats and 5 goals scored in the history of the two teams, as he managed in the third game to score his first goal against Brazil before Abdelhamid Sabri concluded with a second goal.

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Following the Atlas Lions’ historic World Cup performance, Patrice Talona, the president of Benin, has spoken of his desire to see his nation advance to the leading position of African and international football competitions.

Patrice Talon, the president of the Republic of Benin, noted that only a few African nations have been setting the standard at the continental and international levels for a while, citing Morocco’s performance at the World Cup (Qatar-2022), and noting that the accomplishments “are the result of work that has been done over time.”

At the beginning of a meeting he had at the Marina Palace with the heads of Beninese clubs and sports federations, the Head of State spoke of his ambitions to see his country reach the top level in African and world football competitions, after the historic performance of the Atlas Lions during the World Cup.

“We all followed the World Cup games with great interest, passion, and in some cases, pride. The semi-final between France and Morocco, which marked the first appearance of an African team in the last four, inspired great pride throughout the continent “declared the Republic’s President.

According to the President of Benin, “the Atlas Lions deserved even to be qualified for the competition final.” “They not only possessed intellect and aptitude, but also the desire to triumph. We were so near that we could see how many people were disappointed by Morocco’s elimination “, He stated in comments that were quoted by the presidency of Benin.

Patrice Talon claimed that in order for Benin to achieve such a level, the groundwork has already been laid through the numerous changes implemented and the government’s commitment to expanding the sports industry.

“I’ve asked you to reflect on how we got started. By constructing certain infrastructure, the State has demonstrated its will to promote the growth of sports. 22 additional stadiums have been built in addition to those already existing in the nation, and another series will begin soon “, he concluded.

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