Elon Musk: Twitter Owner Congratulates Morocco After Stunning Win Over Portugal

Elon Musk: Twitter Owner Congratulates Morocco After Stunning Win Over Portugal

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:19 PM
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  • Elon Musk paid tribute to Morocco for their landmark victory against Portugal
  • Musk is ranked the wealthiest man in the world according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index
  • Born in Pretoria, South Africa, the 51-year-old business magnate also owns social media App, Twitter

Owner and CEO of the micro-blogging App, Twitter, Elon Musk has congratulated Morocco on the back of their historic victory over Portugal.

The Atlas Lions of Morocco roared to the last four of the Mundial for the first time thanks to Youssef En-Nesyri's first-half goal to stun Portugal in their quarterfinal clash.

Despite an onslaught from Portugal in the second half, a resilient performance from Walid Regragui's charges handed Morocco the sole ticket to the semis, Daily Mail reports.

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Elon Musk applauded Morocco for its stunning victory over Portugal to reach the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup. Photo credit: @goal Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Source: Twitter

Morocco will face either England or France slated on Wednesday, December 14 for a spot in the Grand Finale.

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Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, joined a bandwagon of online commentators to appreciate the heroics of Morocco, who became the first African nation to reach the semifinals of the World Cup.

Morocco down Portugal to reach semis

Morocco became the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals as Youssef En-Nesyri's first-half goal sealed a tense 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday at Al Thumama Stadium.

The Atlas Lions, also the first Arab team to make the last four, added Portugal to their list of European scalps with a resolute second-half performance.

Cristiano Ronaldo has likely played his last World Cup match after making an ineffectual appearance as a second-half substitute, failing to score his first knockout-phase goal at the tournament.

Morocco sets African record

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Morocco became the first nation to reach the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup after beating Portugal in their quarterfinal tie.

The Atlas Lions of Morocco finally broke the semifinal glass ceiling which has been an albatross for African countries.

Walid Regragui's charges did the unthinkable thanks to a solitary first-half strike from En Neysri.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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