It has not yet been decided if Argentina's Lionel Messi will achieve a long-awaited dream or if France's Kylian Mbappe will win his second World Cup before 24-years-old.
But regardless of the result in the World Cup final on Sunday — Qatar National Day — Arabs can celebrate their best results in World Cup history, as two teams gained bragging rights of defeating both the 2022 world champions and runner-up.
Morocco exceeded all expectations and became the first Arab and African team to reach a World Cup semifinal after three wins and overthrowing giants Belgium, Spain and Portugal, before stumbling against the defending champions France.
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