At a soccer academy near Rabat, 100 young Moroccans hope to emulate the success of alumni who took the national team to a World Cup semi-final and will play in a third-place game on Saturday. Morocco spent $13 million to build the Mohammed VI Football Academy in 2010 when the kingdom’s soccer scene was in the doldrums, lagging behind African counterparts after having failed to reach the World Cup since 1998.
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