Morocco's Atlas Lions receives homecoming ceremony welcome

celebrations made by fans with flares while morroco's national team players arrives from FIFA world cup in qatar 2022

Morocco's national team made history, and won the million of hearts all around the world, in FIFA world cup after defeating out belguim, portugal, canada and spain

The Morocco's national football team returned home after received a hero's welcome

after pulling off the apparently unachievable achievement of placing fourth at the World Cup in Qatar.

The players took an open-top bus through Rabat's main thoroughfares after their plane landed on Tuesday.

The players brought fresh life to African and Arab football fans,

and hundreds of Moroccans went out to welcome them with fireworks, shouts, and flags.

Morocco's team, also known as the Atlas Lions,

won fans hearts spirit and became one of the major success stories of this year's competition.

In addition to defeating second-ranked Belgium,

Morocco also stunned 2010 winners Spain in a penalty shootout in the round of 16,

continued their excellent run with a 1-0 victory over 2016 European champions Portugal,

then faltered against the reigning champions France.

Along the way, the Atlas Lions made World Cup semifinal history as the first African and Arab nation.

Police were on duty in Rabat's streets as supporters celebrated the players' record-breaking

performance in style.

The North African kingdom's streets were crowded with large crowds awaiting the return.

Fans take pictures during a homecoming parade for Morocco's national football team in central Rabat.

At the palace in Rabat, King Mohammed VI welcomed the team to celebrateand congratulate their historic achievements.

Most Moroccans had no clue that Morocco would rank fourth in the competition after falling to Croatia 1-2 in the third-place playoff on Saturday.

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