Mauritanians celebrate the achievement of the "Atlas Lions."

Hundreds of Mauritanian fans gathered on Saturday evening around the Moroccan embassy in the capital, Nouakchott, to celebrate the Moroccan national team's qualification for the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, following their well-deserved victory over their Canadian counterpart with three goals to none, in a new achievement that solidifies the strong presence of the "Atlas Lions" on the global football stage.

The area around the embassy was filled with Moroccan and Mauritanian flags, while the celebrants chanted slogans and songs praising the outstanding performance of the national players, expressing their pride in the historic results achieved by the Moroccan team, which reflect the development of Moroccan football and confirm its place among the top teams.

This qualification came after the match held at the Houston stadium in the United States, as part of the Round of 16, where the Moroccan team imposed its superiority over the course of the match and succeeded in securing a ticket to the quarter-finals with a clean three-goal victory, continuing its remarkable journey in the global tournament.

The celebrations witnessed in Nouakchott reflected the level of public sympathy that the Moroccan team enjoys among Mauritanian fans, who consider the continuation of the "Atlas Lions" in their World Cup journey a source of pride for Arab and African football, and a message affirming the national team's ability to compete with the strongest teams in the world.

Moroccan and Arab fans are looking forward to the "Atlas Lions" continuing to write a new chapter of achievements in the 2026 World Cup in the upcoming quarter-final match against the French team.