“France or Morocco? Neither of the two ! “: the semi-final seen from Algiers


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The Algerian public follows, by default, the course of its neighbor in this World Cup for which its team failed to qualify.





By our correspondent in Algiers, Adlene Meddi

At the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha, the 1er December 2022, the Moroccan team celebrates its victory over that of Canada (2-1) which sends them to the round of 16 of the World Cup.
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VS’is a kind of four-band psychodrama. “France-Morocco, France-Algeria, Algeria-Morocco and Algeria-Algeria”, summarizes Mohamed, an expert fan and retired Algerian. Exercise that requires a lot of dexterity for billiard pros, but in reality, this configuration saturates debates and discussions in France, Morocco and Algeria.

Algerian opinion is naturally embedded in the issues and symbols of this Wednesday’s semi-final as relations with the two nations, French and Moroccan, embrace the whole spectrum of pathos, from sentimental closeness to hostility. chauvinist.

Neighborhood hostility

“France or Morocco? Neither of the two ! “says a young thirty-year-old crossed in El Biar, on the heights of Algiers, near a café where the TV screen…


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