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Morocco’s national airline is adding 30 additional return flights to Qatar for Wednesday’s historic World Cup semi-final against France.

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“In order to allow the many Moroccans wanting to support the national team at its peak and experience the emotion of the World Cup semi-final, Royal Air Maroc has set up an air bridge between Casablanca and Doha,” the firm said in a statement on Monday.

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Morocco defeated Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal 1-0 on Saturday to become the first African or Arab team to reach a World Cup semi-final, sparking celebrations throughout the Arab world.

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The airline of the North African kingdom called it a “historic qualification,” and said jumbo jets would operate the 30 return flights leaving on Tuesday and Wednesday in time for the game.

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Prior to the Portugal match, fans had complained online about hiccups at an overcrowded airport in Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital.

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Coach Walid Regragui, who took up the job just three months before the start of the tournament, has repeatedly called Moroccan supporters “the 12th member of the team”.

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