Today morocco faces france in the battle field of fifa world cup semifinal 

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This is the semi final with the baggage of a colonial past 

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Between 1912 and 1956, most of modern day Morocco was a French colony. 

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These two nations continue to share a fond but frictional relationship.

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Morocco is a mountainous country at the north-western edge of Africa, beyond the western end of the Sahara desert.

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it has been a melting pot of many cultures – a unique amalgamation of Arab, Hispanic and French influences, among others.

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The French ruled over Morocco through the symbolic legitimacy of the Sultan and a European style bureaucracy that had varying degrees of actual authority across the country 

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The idea was to leave the Moroccan ruling elite intact and thus wield actual power without drawing strong opposition from the populace. 

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However, France did not touch the old cities of Morocco which were spiritual and cultural nerve centres for the population

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