When the Moroccan womens football team steps out onto the pitch to face Germany on Monday 24 July, it will be making history.
For the first time, the Womens World Cup will feature a team from the Middle East and North Africa. And while the odds are against the debutants going far in the tournament, recent events - and the unprecedented success of their male counterparts - have shown that anything can happen.
Whatever the outcome, the teams place at the World Cup has shown neighbours and rivals what is possible.
We are proud of Morocco in Lebanon, Wael Chehayeb, of the Lebanese Football Association, told Middle East Eye. To have a women's team qualify for the World Cup from the Arab world is a great achievement. It is a big deal and an incentive for all of us. We have a good under-19 womens team in Lebanon and this can be an inspiration for them, and for everyone.
Its been an incredible 14 months for football in Morocco. In November and December, the mens national team beat European giants Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their way to the World Cup semi-finals, where they gave defending champions France a tough test. Moroccan fans filled the stadiums in Qatar, bringing a North African atmosphere to the worlds biggest stage.
@dougoverhoff7568 :This speech epitomizes what is the very definition of a Statesman. Bravo! RFK, Jr.
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