French President Emmanuel Macron was present in the country's 2-0 win over Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar.
According to international sports journalist, Fabrizio Romano, Macron visited Morocco's dressing room after the game where he lauded the players' historic performance.
Fabrizio noted that his source informed him the president heaped praise on Morocco’s Sofyan Amrabat, touting him as the best midfielder in the tournament.
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“To our Moroccan friends: congratulations on this beautiful journey. You mark the history of football,” President Macron Tweet read.
During his post-match interview, Morocco's head coach Walid Regragui noted that the team would be supporting France in their final game against Argentina.
“In spite of our injuries and tiredness, we gave everything on the pitch and we did cause them a problem. At a World Cup, this was a step too far not in terms of quality or tactics but physically we came up short tonight we have many players at 60 or 70 percent and there have been for a few games now. It has been a showcase of their quality.
“Today, December 14, we had a lot of possession but they punished us when they had the ball. Congratulations to France we are going to support them," he noted.
Walid also drew parallels between France forward Kylian Mbappe and Brazil's icon Pele, should the former win the World Cup on Sunday.
Mbappe also lauded Morocco's fullback, Achraf Hakimi, praising him for making history at the tournament.
“Don’t be sad bro, everybody is proud of what you did, you made history,” Mbappe’s tweet read.
France will play Argentina on Sunday, December 18, at the Lusail Stadium for the World Cup final.
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