The North African fans are in the majority in the semi-final against France that takes place in Al-Bayt
It happened again. Moroccan fans, the majority in the Al-Bayt stadium, blew La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, on Wednesday as it sounded over the public address system before a historic match began, the first semi-final in which an African team is present. It was timid, especially when the first chords were heard. However, it is not the first time that La Marseillaise has drawn the ‘anger’ of North African fans. It already happened in November 2007, in a friendly match between the French and North African teams. The match was held at the Stade de France and the action by the fans sparked great controversy.
This attitude towards the French national anthem is not exclusive to Moroccans, a former Gallic colony. Not much less. Also from Algeria and Tunisia. It is a way of protesting against their former metropolis. After it happened in a duel against Tunisia, Nicolas Sarkozy summoned ministerial and federative officials to the Elysée Palace to tell them that if such a thing happened again, the game would no longer be played and the government members present in the stadium would be closed. would leave.
Source: La Verdad
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