There were ten times more Argentinians than Croats during the first semi-final match in Qatar, and it looks like the French will have the same faith tonight: Al Bayt stadium will be covered in the colours of Morrocco. So far, the number being associated with Atlas Lions fans is 20.000, but some peports have dubled the figures to even 45.000.Morocco’s national airline “Royal Air Maroc” has cancelling all flights it had scheduled for today to carry fans to Doha for the World Cup semi-final, citing a decision by Qatari authorities.#NBSLTS | #NBSportUpdates | #NBSBeatsNBalls | #NBSWorldCupChat pic.twitter.com/9BaKhqjY8X— NBS Sport (@NBSportUg) December 14, 2022 The latest information coming from Doha is that the numbers could have gone even higher, but the Qatari authorities decided to stop it. Morocco state airline announced that they had to cancel seven flights that were supposed to transport fans from Casablanca to Doha in order to support Hakimi and friends. The reason is: the restrictions of the Qatari authorities.”Following the latest restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities, Royal Air Maroc regrets to inform clients of the cancellation of their flights operated by Qatar Airways” Royal Air Morocco said in a statement.’I will destroy my friend Hakimi’ announced Mbappe…back in MayThe state owned company did not elaborate, but it is clear that many fans went to the semi-finals of the World Cup without tickets for the game itself, and the organizers of the World Cup obviously did not want such a crowd, because there are already thousands of them in Doha without tickets. On the other hand, the fans say that the Moroccan Football Association promised them tickets, but could not deliver them until they landed in Doha.Can Morocco extend fairytale run against France for place in final?As it was, seven flights with a total of 2,100 passengers were cancelled. But that doesn’t mean that Doha will experience the shortage of Moroccans: the first 23 planes took off properly. And that’s where the problem arose, because the hosts of the World Cup asked for tickets for the game at the airport, which the Moroccans, let’s mention once again, didn’t have.
