Photo Credit:&nbsp;Royal Federation Of Moroccan Football, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons&nbsp;
Morocco made history on Saturday by becoming the first African nation and first Arab nation to reach a World Cup semifinal, after beating Portugal with one goal scored by Youssef En-Nesyri just before half-time at the Al-Thumama Stadium.
Morocco&rsquo;s achievement in the 2022&rsquo;s world cup will be remembered and celebrated not only in Africa and the Middle East, but also in the whole world as Morocco managed to eliminate two of the biggest teams in the competition, Spain in the round of 16 and Portugal in the quarter-finals.
Celebrities from all around the globe took to social media to congratulate Morocco on its historical achievements including twitter&rsquo;s new CEO, Elon Musk.
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Congrats Morocco!!
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601624795585486848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Also, Colombian global superstar, Shakira, who made the celebrated anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, &ldquo;Waka Waka&rdquo; took to Twitter to congratulate Morocco, with a line from her song &ldquo;This time for Africa!!&rdquo;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
This time for Africa!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldCup</a>
&mdash; Shakira (@shakira) <a href="https://twitter.com/shakira/status/1601623225603350529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Egyptian superstar Amr Diab as well congratulated Morocco on Twitter saying &ldquo;The Atlas Lions did it!! Millions of congratulations&rdquo;
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عملوها اسود الاطلسي الابطال، مليون مبرووووووووك <a href="https://t.co/43YSBtjhlv">pic.twitter.com/43YSBtjhlv</a>
&mdash; Amr Diab (@amrdiab) <a href="https://twitter.com/amrdiab/status/1601625952110641153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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African Union President Macky Sall wrote on Twitter, with all caps to express his excitement: "HISTORIC! AND FANTASTIC! THE ATLAS LIONS ARE QUALIFIED FOR THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE WORLD CUP! BRAVO MOROCCO."
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HISTORIQUE! ET FANTASTIQUE! LES LIONS DE L&rsquo;ATLAS SONT QUALIFI&Eacute;S EN DEMI FINALE DE LA COUPE DU MONDE! BRAVO LE MAROC.
&mdash; Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) <a href="https://twitter.com/Macky_Sall/status/1601622542313455618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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