<img style="float: left;" title="Ashwin Ferro" src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2022/dec/ashwin-qatar_e.jpg" alt="Ashwin Ferro" width="150" height="81" /><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/fifa-world-cup-2022-we-are-the-rocky-balboa-of-this-world-cup-says-morocco-coach-walid-regragui-23260197" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Morocco coach Walid Regragui</a> is a highly motivational speaker and it&rsquo;s this stark ability besides the Moroccan players&rsquo; hard work and persistence obviously, that has helped the tiny African nation reach as far as the World Cup semi-final.
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Unfortunately for them, their giant-killing run&mdash;they beat the Golden Generation of Belgium, tiki-taka specialists Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo&rsquo;s Portugal previously&mdash;ended with a 0-2 defeat to reigning world champions France at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night.
<img title="Walid Regragui" src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2022/dec/achraf-december-b_e.jpg" alt="Walid Regragui" width="1280" height="720" />Walid Regragui
Coach Regragui however, insisted that Morocco have proved to the world that the size of a nation does not matter on football&rsquo;s biggest stage. &ldquo;My team has shown the desire here, they played hard and presented a good image of Morocco and the African world. We represented our nation and the continent well. We gave our maximum out there, but you cannot win a World Cup with miracles,&rdquo; said Regragui at the post-match press conference, adding that his team will now back France in the summit clash against Argentina on Sunday.&nbsp;
&ldquo;We congratulate France, and will support them in the final,&rdquo; he said.
Before that though, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/morocco-not-just-satisfied-with-historic-last-eight-slot-23259896" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Morocco</a> play the third-place match against Luka Modric&rsquo;s powerful Croatians on Saturday. But the third-place match at a World Cup often does not arise too much interest as it is considered to be a battle of the losers. And Regragui too did not seem very motivated to do well against the Croatians on Saturday. However, his team also have a host of injuries, which may be one of the reasons he said that he will try out his bench strength on Saturday. &ldquo;I will give opportunities to those who have not yet participated in the tournament. We will try to clinch the third place. The important thing however is that we&nbsp; have already proved that football in Morocco is not too far away from the top level,&rdquo; he concluded.
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