Morocco’s win over Spain sent the ‘Petit Maghreb’ region into euphoria on Tuesday afternoon in Montreal.
At the Tim-Gad café-restaurant on Jean Talon Street, a shout of joy crowned the penalty shoot-out as Achraf Hakimi scored the decisive goal while goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, also from Montreal, had previously defeated the Spanish fencers.
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dances and songs. It was a party in the middle of the street on Tuesday December 6, 2022 in the Petit Maghreb neighborhood of Montreal.
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Hamza Lahmi (left), whose family is originally from Morocco, was joined by his Algerian-born friends Chabik Selhi and Ryan Omar Yadi to celebrate Morocco’s victory.
“It’s a great honor,” said Hamza Lahti, a supporter whose family is from Morocco. It is the first time that a Maghreb country has qualified for the quarter-finals of a World Cup.
His friends Chabik Selhi and Ryan Omar Yadi, of Algerian descent, shared his joy.
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Moroccan fans watched during the penalty shootout at the Tim Gad Cafe Resto in Montreal.
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Moroccan-born Mouad Guerib was delighted with Morocco’s victory over Spain.
Shortly after the victory, despite the rain, the fans took to the streets dancing and singing.
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