WORLD CUP

Morocco most searched in the past week - Google

Google says Portugal, Argentina, Brazil and Croatia also made it to the list

In Summary
  • The Atlas Lions have attracted global admiration for being Africa’s first team to reach the semi finals.
  • There was also a notable spike in top trending questions on the Moroccan team such as;  ‘Does Hakimi (Achraf ) speak French?
TOPSHOT - Morocco supporters pose for a picture ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final football match between France and Morocco at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on December 14, 2022. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
TOPSHOT - Morocco supporters pose for a picture ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final football match between France and Morocco at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on December 14, 2022. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Morocco is the most searched team playing in the 2022 World Cup worldwide, according to the latest Google trends. 

Eighty per cent of Kenyans searched for information about the African team in the past week. 

The Atlas Lions have attracted global admiration for being Africa’s first team to reach the semi-finals.

The semi-final match saw a major attraction with data reporting a 4,700 per cent spike

They, however, lost to France by two goals to none in Wednesday night game. 

In a statement, Google says Portugal, Argentina, Brazil and Croatia also made it to the search list. 

"The Search data shows that the Morocco-France duel also attracted individual player searches with Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Yassine Bounou, Hakim Ziyech, Sofiane Boufal and Sofyan Amrabat being the most searched soccer stars in that order," the statement read. 

There was also a notable spike in top trending questions on the Moroccan team such as;  ‘Does Hakimi (Achraf ) speak French?, What is the Moroccan team worth?, Who is Hakimi (Achraf)?, Who is the Moroccan coach and Why are they called the Atlas Lions?

In Morocco football fans sought to know more about ‘What time will the Moroccan national team play against France in Moroccan time?

They also wanted to know the plan by which the French national team plays and the number of matches played by the Moroccan national team against France. 

Morocco will play against Croatia on Saturday evening to contest for the third position.


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