Algeria beat Morocco, celebrate with Palestinian flags
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Algeria has won against Morocco in the Arab Cup championship, and the players' celebrations brought the Palestinian cause to the heart of the stadium with the Palestinian flag and kufiya flying high.
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Algeria's players celebrated their win by raising the Palestinian flags and kufiyas to reinstate their support for Palestine.
Algeria's National Team successfully managed to secure a spot in the FIFA Arab Cup semi-finals to face Qatar after beating Morocco (5-3) following penalties.
How did the match go?
Yacine Brahimi scored first for Algeria in the 62nd minute, only for Morocco's Mohammed Nahiri to equalize two minutes later (64).
Algeria then took the lead again in extra-time with an amazing goal scored by Youssef Belaili from a distance, before Badr Benoun scored Morocco's second in the 111th minute, sending the match to penalties, which ended with Mohamed Tougai scoring the crucial goal after Rais Mblohi saved Karim El Berkaoui's penalty, the only miss of the shootout.
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) December 11, 2021
Youcef Belaïli has scored this absolute banger for Algeria! 🔥
Morocco vs Algeria is currently 2-2 in extra-time! #ArabCup #FIFArabCup
Watch Now - https://t.co/hkoevnV6B4pic.twitter.com/gyMU0I30Dk
As the referee blew his final whistle, Algeria's players celebrated their win by proudly raising the Palestinian flags and kufiyas to reinstate their unlimited support for Palestine and the Palestinian cause.
احتفال لاعبين الجزائر ورفع علم فلسطين 🇵🇸🇩🇿#الجزائر_المغرب pic.twitter.com/l3T4Ylely8
— محمد الجبور 𓂆 (@mohammed_jbour) December 11, 2021
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Algeria players celebrate their win over Morocco, raising the Palestinian and Algerian flags.
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Algeria's player Ilyes Chetti raising the Palestinian kufiya
The Desert Warriors will play Wednesday against the Qatari National Team in the semi-finals with an aim to reach the finals and grasp the Arab Cup championship held in Qatar. On the other side, Tunisia will face Egypt to decide the finalist.
🏆 That trophy is one step closer for our #FIFArabCup semi-finalists 🔢
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 11, 2021
😍 And what a last-four line-up it is 👌 pic.twitter.com/o9CBOftlbz
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