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AsiaPac · 1 hrs ago
France, Morocco bring post-colonial ties and family feel to Boston
BOSTON, July 8 : France and Morocco meet in a World Cup quarter-final on Thursday with their post-colonial ties coursing through the fixture, from Morocco players born and developed in France to the close friendship between Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi, forged during their time together at Paris St Germain.With the build-up, match and aftermath subject to a heavy security presence in France, the Boston setting may lend the occasion a more familial feel: a meeting between countries whose histories are inseparable, but whose footballers and supporters are often connected by migration, language, family and friendship.Morocco was under French protectorate from 1912 to 1956. The two countries have remained closely connected through education, business and migration, while football has become
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