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Morocco World Cup team arrives home to heroes’ welcome

Tens of thousands of Moroccans thronged the capital Tuesday to welcome home their national football team, the first Arab or African squad ever to reach the semifinal of a World Cup.

The team and their coach Walid Regragui waved from an open-topped bus as they were driven from the airport and around central Rabat, accompanied by dozens of police cars and motorbikes with flashing lights and wailing sirens.

The crowd cheered and some waved flares as fireworks crackled in the sky over the seaside capital.

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“I’m so proud of our team. Who knows – maybe next time they could win the cup,” said Adam Najah, a 27-year-old waiter from the city of Meknes.

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