After gaining independence from France in 1956, Morocco and the former colonial power, which is home to hundreds of thousands of Moroccans or French nationals of Moroccan ancestry, have a largely stable relationship.

This year, Morocco’s national squad has a number of players who play for French teams and were born in France.

Although he plays for Paris Saint-Germain, team captain Achraf Hakimi was born in Spain.

When France defeated Morocco in the 2022 World Cup semifinal, the celebrations were largely calm.
However, starting at 10:00 p.m. (20:00 GMT) on Thursday, security personnel are to remain vigilant throughout France during the match.

“I appeal to everyone’s sense of accountability. Sports Minister Marina Ferrari told the France Info channel, “It must continue to be a celebration.”

“No misconduct would be tolerated,” stated Interior Minister Laurent Nunez.

Following PSG’s victory over Arsenal in the Champions League final in May, Paris police arrested 225 individuals and charged around half of them with material damage and confronting the police, according to the city’s chief prosecutor.