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Moroccan soccer team finds unlikely fans in Brazil

(15 Dec 2022) ASSOCIATED PRESS Rio de Janeiro - 14 December 2022 1. Graffiti on wall at a favela house that reads (Portuguese): “Morocco Ball” with drawings of a desert, a woman wearing a scarf, next to children in a public pool 2. Graffiti of the Moroccan flag and drawings of a singer and a woman dancing 3. Graffiti of a DJ playing and a woman dancing 4. Men wearing Moroccan football jerseys in front of a street sign that reads (Portuguese): “Morocco Avenue” 5. Group singing a Brazilian funk music about the Morocco Ball 6. Moroccan football jersey with a golden necklace 7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Rafael Rodrigues, known as Rafael Foxx, Morocco Ball DJ: "The Morocco Ball has this name because there was a time that the balls in Rio de Janeiro were being named after countries, so I thought, our (ball) here at Vila Kennedy also needs to be named after a country. So nothing better than Morocco because the main street here in Vila Kennedy is called Morocco Avenue, this street here that we are seated now.” 8. Group of men wearing Morocco football jerseys walking down the street 9. Group passing by the graffiti that reads (Portuguese): “Morocco Ball” 10. Group entering a shop with its door painted with the Moroccan flag 11. Group watching the match between France and Morocco 12. Close of men watching football 13. Golden necklaces on top of Moroccan football jersey 14. Various of group reacting to Morocco’s near misses 15. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Rafael Rodrigues, known as Rafael Foxx, Morocco Ball DJ: “(Morocco) Played well. But we are also happy because it’s the first African team to go this far, to the semi-finals. No one expected it. They reached the semi-finals, and showed they have what it takes, and in 2026 I think they’ll be back again, even stronger, to play the semi-finals and even the final.” 16. Various of group reacting to France’s second goal 17. Group outside the bar, next to a closed bar with a Moroccan flag graffiti on the window 18. Children playing football on a pitch next to a graffiti that reads (Portuguese): “Morocco” 19. Aerial of Vila Kennedy favela ++MUTE++ STORYLINE: A group of musicians called the Morocco Ball watched and cheered for Morocco against France in the 2022 Qatar World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday at the Vila Kennedy favela in Rio de Janeiro . The working-class neighborhood has many streets named after African countries, with it’s main street named Morocco Avenue. With that in mind, musicians from the local Brazilian funk ball also named their favela party Morocco Ball and after Brazil was kicked out of the World Cup, the group already had their new favorites for the title. Graffiti of the Moroccan flag can be seen up and down the street. The party's producers and DJs also wear the Moroccan national football team jersey at the event, so the atmosphere was ready for the game. Despite losing to France, DJ Rafael Rodrigues was happy for Morocco’s campaign. "We are also happy because it’s the first African team to go this far, to the semi-finals," he said. "No one expected it." "They reached the semi-finals, showed they have what it takes and in 2026 I think they’ll be back again, even stronger, to play the semi-finals and even the final." AP video by Lucas Dumphreys =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...