The Moroccan striker uses the Arab Union at the World Cup as a motivation to beat Spain

Zakaria Aboukhlal says he is happy with the support of Arab countries at the World Cup in Qatar

Only representative from the Arab world to reach the round of 16 of the world Cupor Morocco hopes to have the support of the fans of the already eliminated teams Saudi Arabia🇧🇷 Tunisia And Qatar in the ko. Some displays of unity among supporters from these countries have already manifested themselves during the World Cup, and Moroccan striker Zakaria Aboukhlal takes it as motivation to seek a historic victory against Spain on Tuesday

“I’m very happy that Arab countries are supporting us. I was happy with Saudi Arabia’s victory against Argentina and I think many Arab fans were happy when we beat Belgium and Canada. As it should be, it’s good that Muslims are going to ‘agreement with each other,” said the defender, who plays for Toulouse, France.

An example of the bond between Arab fans in Qatar is the number of Palestinian flags seen in the streets and in the stadium, in acts of pro-Palestinian stance on the old and heated conflict between Palestine and Israel.

Reserve for Morocco, but who was used throughout the match, as was Aboukhal, defender El Yamiq raised a Palestinian flag to celebrate qualification for the round of 16, following a 2-1 win over Morocco. Before that, Tunisian fans waved a large flag with the phrase “Free Palestine” during the duel with Australia.

On the field, the Arab teams, with the exception of the host Qatar, have experienced historic moments. In addition to the Moroccan standings, Saudi Arabia had a magical day as they beat Argentina 2-1 in the opening round of the World Cup and Tunisia overcame defending champions France 1-0 in their last match of the group stage. The Tunisian victory was not enough to qualify, but it was widely celebrated and cause for great celebration in the African country.

Given the atmosphere of Arab unity, Aboukhlal is showing confidence that he can beat the talented young Spanish team, who lost 2-1 to Japan in the last round. “We have moved on to another stage, but we won’t stop there. We hope to go through more stages and go even further,” said the defender, before praising manager Walid Regragui, who was signed three months before the Cup after the sacking of Vahid Halilhodzic. “Since he arrived he has set up a new tactic, a new group and we have adapted”.

Morocco and Spain will face off starting at noon (Brasilia time) in Education City on Tuesday. The winner of the duel faces the selection that emerges victorious from the clash between Portugal and Switzerland, also scheduled for Tuesday, at 4pm.

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