Morocco's head coach Reigraj.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Although Morocco missed the chance to qualify for the Qatar World Cup final, the Moroccan team's defeat of Belgium, Spain and Portugal in this World Cup has attracted the attention of the world.

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui told FIFA in an interview after the game that the Moroccan team will continue to stand up and continue to challenge like the movie "Rocky Balboa".

"We're knocked out now, but we're going to step up like Rocky. I know there's seven or eight episodes of 'Rocky,' so we've got a long way to go. It's complicated because we started very hard," Regraghi said. Strong and powerful, we also want to give people hope. But unfortunately, the competition is like this, we met a good team, they are the best team in the world. We learned a lot, we need Cheer up and study hard, next time you will do better than this time.”

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When asked how the team and himself will be remembered by the world, Regraj believes that it should be "the first African team to enter the semi-finals and the best African team in history".

Regolaj said: "Although the result is in front of us, we have entered the top four, but we have encountered some European teams on the way. When we met them, we delivered unexpected performances. I think people will remember us. Mentality and character, because we proved the Moroccan values, everyone has a lot of wishes. I was also watching the game, I know our fans are amazing, I think everything that happens will prove that this team will be defeated. The world will remember."

Regraj thinks that he has greatly increased his popularity due to the position of Morocco coach, but he does not want to take any credit. He feels that his job is to make the players play in the best way. The players are for the honor of the country and themselves. For the jersey, everyone should pay attention to the players and Morocco, not himself.

Regraghi finally mentioned that he decided to win this third place to give his Morocco team the last cheer.

Morocco will play Croatia at 11pm tonight.

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