The historic event of Morocco in the World Cup caused thousands of fans to fight for a seat in the stadium. The Moroccan Football Federation gave away 13,000 tickets to fans for the semi-final against France. Morocco has been the surprise team of the tournament, after becoming the first African and Arab country to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
The Federation had offered free tickets for several of its matches in Qatar and on this occasion, the semifinal did not escape. The tickets were distributed by the Moroccan embassy in Qatar and delivered by the Federation in coordination with FIFA and the Qatar organizing committee.
“We bought the rest of the unsold tickets at the stadium and distributed them to our fans. They are here in Qatar and they only have one wish: to see the national team,” federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said.
Moroccan fans have also traveled on 30 promotional flights operated by Royal Air Maroc. The airline set up a shuttle between Casablanca and Doha to allow Moroccan fans to travel and a ticket for the semi-final was not required before flying to Qatar.
The agreement between the Moroccan Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports and the Royal Moroccan Federation made possible seven round-trip flights at a price of about $470 per passenger. The already sold-out flights had a capacity of between 274 and 340 passengers and began arriving in Doha last Friday.
Thousands of Moroccan fans lined up at the box office for tickets. Around 20,000 Moroccan fans are expected to attend the 68,895 capacity Al Bayt Stadium. Some camped out and took turns sleeping on the ground. Many plan to support the team in Qatar even if they can’t get a ticket.
“We are only going to trust God. We wholeheartedly hope that tomorrow’s game goes well. We hope our selection wins. We don’t have tickets, so we’ll stay outside and cheer them on,” said a Moroccan fan.
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