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there are many ways to describe the atmosphere here — ecstatic, joyful, shocked, euphoric. but one word that would do justice to morocco's performance and their fans' presence is "historic". this is the first arab and african team to make it to the world cup semifinals. history has been written yet again by morocco's team. the tension was palpable on the pitch and in the stands, with the fans chanting "seer, seer", which means "go ahead" in arabic. until the last minute they held their breath, and then came relief. many are still trying to find ways to describe what that moment really means for them. yeah, we came today from morocco. we came this way with my husband. i left my baby. i have a two—month—old baby, who i had to leave. and we're so happy with the moroccan team. all the arab and muslim world, it's history that we're witnessing. and you're going to tell your baby about tonight? yes.
an absolute scorcher from aurelian putting the world cup holders 1—0 up. but this england are more resolute than some of their predecessors, and early in the second half, sakka won a penalty. up stepped harry kane, this goal levelling the scores and putting the england captain equal in the all—time record for his country. but anything harry can do, olivier can do better — giroud's header making him france's top goalscorer of all time. not long after, another penalty for england, but this time kane couldn't convert. misery for the english, france's defence of their title goes on. in the day's other quarter—final, the hopes of a nation and an entire continent rested on the shoulders of morocco. but that pressure didn't seem to show, the moroccans taking the lead towards the end of the first half. portugal almost equalised a few moments later,
bring the trophy back. so that is quite a record there for france to be able to get this far again. of course they're hoping they can get all the way to the end, but also a very big night for morocco. they've broken some records here too. absolutely. let's repeat it again, because sometimes we get carried away with the news and we don't put it in context. morocco are in the semifinals of the world cup. this just sounds unreal even to say. it's not only the first arab county to make it, it was really the first african country to get so far. it's also very weird because if we think about it, africa had some huge stars that were never able to get to that point. in the world cup, didier drogba, not to mention samuel eto'o. it's been a miracle on one side, nothing less. on the other side it makes a lot of sense,
bruno fernandez�*s strike hitting the crossbar. then, in the second half, cristiano ronaldo came on. could he be the hero one more time? no, he could not. morocco making history, ronaldo almost certainly making his last appearance at a world cup. so let's get some reaction, starting with morocco�*s historic victory. and plenty of celebrations back home. these pictures are from casablanca. but the biggest smiles were in qatar, on the faces of fans lucky enough to watch the game. our correspondent shaima khalil has been speaking to them. there are many ways to describe the atmosphere here — ecstatic, joyful, shocked, euphoric. but one word that would do justice to morocco�*s performance and their fans�* presence is historic. this is the first arab
it was 2a years since the last time that the reigning world champions were able to get in the last four again. and this tells how they are reigning world champions, but they are a brand—new team, with so many young players — how serious they are to bring the trophy back. so that is quite a record there for france to be able to get this far again. of course they're hoping they can get all the way to the end, but also a very big night for morocco. they've broken some records here too. let's repeat it again, because sometimes we get carried away with the news and we don't put it in context. morocco are in the semi—finals of the world cup. this just sounds unreal even to say. it's not only the first arab county to make it, it was really the first african to get so far.
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three people have died and around 12 others are still missing after an explosion that destroyed a block of flats injersey. tens of thousands of opposition supporters in bangladesh rally, calling on the government to step down. hello, campers! rise and shine! and ruth madoc, one of the stars of the hit �*80s tv comedy hi—de—hi!, has died, at the age of 79. we start with football and history has been made at this year's world cup. for the first time a team from africa has qualified for the semi—finals. morocco beat portugal 1—0 in the quarter—finals.
early in the second half and harry kane scored from the penalty spot. his kick making it a joint record score about anything that harry kane could do, olivia gerard could do better, making him the most prolific striker for france. england had a chance of the penalty and this time the captain could not convert an as is so often the case, england expects but in the end mostly disappoints. for france, it could be a very different story! so, let's get some reaction, starting with morocco's historic victory. cheering. plenty of celebrations back home — you can see the delight here in casablanca. there were also joyful scenes with the moroccan expatriate communities in france and belgium. but the biggest smiles came in qatar with the fans who were lucky enough to watch the game. our correspondent shaima khalil has been speaking to them.
unbelievable success is walid regragui. the young morocco manager, who has been the real master of puppets with this massive plan to get there. i don't think that morocco is only the big surprise of this world cup. this is one of the five biggest surprises ever in the history of the world cup. let's get some of the day's other news. peru's new president, dina boluarte, has presented her cabinet, three days after she replaced pedro castillo who was ousted following his failed attempt to dissolve congress. former state prosecutor pedro angulo becomes prime minister, one of a number of people considered technocrats rather than partisan politicians. almost half the new cabinet are women. supporters of the ousted president have continued to protest against his removal. the head of memorial, the russian human rights organisation, which has been jointly awarded this year's
we're proud of them - and we ar'proud of our team. it was incredible, incredible, a lot of emotion and we cried, we cried! this is a huge performance in the world cup history, but it is much more than just football. this is a moment of much—needed collective joy across africa and the arab world. for the first time, a team makes it to the semifinals in the world cup. morocco stays and so do the fans. many told me they have changed their ticket every time morocco went further, and they'll have to change it again to witness another historic match for their team. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: we'll have more on the world cup. hello, campers. rise and shine... and ruth madoc, one of the stars of the hit �*80s tv comedy hi—de—hi!, has died at the age of 79. fans have been celebrating france's world cup success in paris, on the champs elysees and elsewhere, including both french and morrocan fans. the french supporters