Moroccans celebrated on Thursday after their team qualified for the knockout stages of the World Cup

Moroccans celebrate their national team's entry into the playoffs of the World Cup.

In 1986, the football-obsessed North African nation became the first African or Arab country ever to reach the knockout stages, before many of the current players were born.

Atlas Lions fans celebrate in Morocco, Qatar and England after historic World Cup progress.

Morocco started their tournament with a goalless draw against Croatia before stunning Belgium 2-0 and while they required a draw on Thursday to qualify, they went for a win, sending their fans in dreamland. The Atlas Lions beat Canada 2-1
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