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FIFA Qatar: the bars of Maspalomas, pending Morocco and England

FIFA Qatar: the bars of Maspalomas, pending Morocco and England

Yurena Vega Friday, December 09, 2022

The Moroccan community that lives in the south of Gran Canaria, one of the most numerous and hard-working, lives this Saturday pending the dream of becoming a semi-finalist in the World Cup in Qatar. But that is also for the English who these days spend their holidays in the area from the bars and hotels. The subsequent match that attracts the most attention this Saturday is England-France. In the Morocco-Spain match, the Moroccan community in the south of Gran Canaria played an exemplary role and did not cause any shock beyond something normal on a sporting level. In addition to British tourists, the south of Gran Canaria historically hosts one of the most dynamic foreign communities such as the English.

Morocco and Portugal compete in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar with a lot of friends, since it will be the first of the three direct duels in a qualifying round and the Africans, after eliminating Spain, seek to make history against a Portugal that has a lot of offensive power and arrives flooded to the event after the defeat of Switzerland. France and England face each other this Saturday (19.00:2018 p.m.) with the last ticket to the semifinals, a round they reached in XNUMX, of the World Cup in Qatar at stake, in a duel in which both teams will examine their burgeoning confidence that has been forged during the tournament, with the French entrusting their options to top scorer Kylian Mbappé and some English willing to take advantage of the good moment of an exciting generation.

In the case of Morocco, it will be the third World Cup matchup between Morocco and Portugal after two in the group stage. The first was in Mexico 1986, when the Africans won 3-1. The second, most recent, in the last event of Russia 2018, with a victory for Portugal (1-0). So this duel, the first in crosses, will tip the balance towards a Morocco that would make history or towards a Portugal that would have another match to end its internal disputes.

 

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