lean around into the pacific coast of columbia. rain is filling in for french diana's whole white day and cayenne. and there's been more flooding in the southeast of brazil. meantime, storms are moving up through argentina and pushing into paraguay on saturday. a sasan 36 degrees to with sponsored by categories. ahh. this is al jazeera. ah, hello, i'm emily anglin. this is the news our live from doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. ah, nobel peace prize is awarded to 3 recipients for their efforts to document war crimes and the russian invasion of ukraine,

moroccan fans prepared for their big game against portugal, them a couple of hours. england. meanwhile, faced france later in the wilcox order funds, china records a decrease in its corona, virus infections as it eases tough restrictions that lead to protests and breakthrough research. how scientists in nigeria helping yam farmers with a new strain at the crop. ah, we begin this news hour in norway where the recipients of this is nor bell peace prize. have been given the prestigious award in oslo. they include alice b, l, e, at scheme a gerald bell, russian human rights advocate and to human rights organizations from russia and ukraine. they were recognized for their efforts to document war crimes and human rights abuses. the recipients which were announced back in october. we'll share the

nearly $1000000.00 in prize money. let's take a closer look now at this years at 3 lorie, it's alice filiette ski, isabel, a russian activist who's that fought against abuses committed by the soviet union. and by his own government, he was jailed 2 years ago. he supported say, it was done to silence the criticizing president, alexander lucretia income. the 2nd recipient is a russian human rights group known as memorial established in the 1980s. it records information on rights violations and political oppression in russia last year, the kremlin, or the organization to be shut down. and the 3rd recipient is the senate for civil liberties, which focuses on promoting human rights and fighting corruption in ukraine. since the gremlins invasion is documented what it says, a russian war crimes against ukrainians. and audi 0 is that big ceremony in all flo will be speaking with the prize. lori and their representatives join us for the nobel interview with james bass and fully battle that that $1600.00 gm team

in the world news support is of bangladesh. his main opposition party have been protesting and the capital deca holding on the prime minister to resign. tens of thousands turned up to voice their frustration about the rising cost of living and soaring fuel prices. another reli held in on wednesday turn violent, and so one person killed and johnson's injured program to get the prime minister. she casino and her government torturing our supporters all over the country and know thousands of us have gathered here against them. i believe her autocratic government will fall very soon and out there is tamya challenger. it has the latest from dec, the 5 government prevention, hundreds and thousands of papers are able to gather near the rally. you can see this is a road atlas hopper kilometer from the rally. find all around this different intersection,

the lines of people waiting to get near that early. but the con, because it's jam packed law, the government has tried to prevent people entering the capital city to prevent that boss trucks any, any transferred movement. thousands of people were detained when arrest that was coming towards dock. us incident comes also on wednesday when the government crackdown on the part of the main opposition party. the ban pays during the clash. at least one opposition member were shot dead by police. honda range change yard including some policemen. there has been condemnation by the wes, including the united states, the un i have a lot of the rest and embassy, even the white house from down the violence, everything since cloudy right now, because many things are uncertain as to where they're fed late to come to the general election is in 2023, if not by january, 2000, and 24th. the main demand of the opposite party is that the us government right

now under katerina should reside from the parliament and create a name term government for the election to take place. a lot of common people, not just opposition. members on here and rally. there aren't upset because i'm high inflation put price high. well try side. economy has been bad saved as low regard. the government is, it's not a major challenge and government tried. it's best to stop this rally the opposition for last 3 months. i've been growing across the country with method gathering. in many cases that are to walk by the police. at least 7 people were killed within the last 3 months. hundreds of people who are in judge 1000 for the tenant arrest. i will ask to see how things fall out and coming days and susan, his malware, hundreds of protest is of marched against what they call an democratic crew by president said, the protest come a week before nationwide parliamentary elections,

president said dissolves parliament last year and made controversial changes to the constitution. he has said he's actually legal and necessary to save the country from crisis. what are the, let's get your latest woke up news now, and examine continues here in casa with the last set of what a final matches saturdays actually includes the old european match up between england and france at 1900 g m k l bay stadium. the winner of that match will advance to a semi final against either morocco or portugal. that gang kicks off at $1500.00 g m t at alpha mama, stadium, and morocco will be counting on another impressive performance from big ok, but you're saying, boom. nicholas had spoke to some of his childhood friends in casablanca. this is the popular neighborhood of mer sultan in downtown chasm, like, and this is where,

yes, seen bruno, the goalkeeper of morocco's national team grew up. in fact, he used to play football just on this very street. he lived down the road as a child, and this is where he learned how to block goals. and on the walls here, you'll see it's painted red and white, not just the colors of the moroccan national team, but also if we dad went to the local football clubs where he used to play. he is the pride and joy of this nation of this neighbourhood. he's only conceited, one goal so far in the world cup. so these are some of bonus closest friends. and they're showing me some of the pictures of him when he was growing up. right here in the neighborhood alpha. i me lucky. it's a miracle because he played with us in the streets and now he plays against messy and christiana ronaldo. we used to play against them in video games. now he plays against them on the field who have it. there they are. the roaring lions of the atlas, this is a historic moment for morocco through to the quarter finals. the last time they

went to the round of the last 16th was in 1986 in mexico, and people are dressing up for the occasion for the game against portugal wearing the colors of the country read read and the white this team is strong. jorgen karesha, it beat belgium, canada, and of course spain some of the favorites in this tournament. according to this former coach to the goalkeeper venue, he believes that the team can go all the way diva. when shall month, an arab country organizing the world cup has motivated us to reach for glory to we can go through to the semifinals and why not when the cup, it's a dream that can come true in an arab nation lever. ah, there is so much for the moroccan team at the moment. feel this country in

africa, the middle east and asia. and if morocco wins again or 2 ago, millions of people across the world would be celebrated. i go when morocco takes the field on saturday, the team will, will have not just an entire nation behind them, but a legion of fans throughout the arab. well, let's go live now to you. i'm the alice aid, who's in gaza. hello, they una. why is this match so important to palestinian football fan? as you can see, i'm here in school with more to school here in the district. it has to be prepared by the country. foundation for the reconstruction of godsa. very large screen has been told here. it's free of charge where and policy in fans, in gods that can come and watch the game for free ads. as it is very

difficult for many of the policy sounds here to or is going to cause phase in reference to watch the game because of the very deteriorating economy conditions and began to strip it also because of electricity hours. they do not available for many people, but lots of stuff, palestinians are very excited here today because for a team like roku, to be reaching the court to why you know, the world's top is a very big thing. it's something that has not happened in many years, and that's why many are very much excited for this game. the sports, all the doors are still we're, we're just open actually 5 minutes to go. and fans have been allowed to start entering. the game starts in about 45 minutes. so i have with me now

here, mr. wyatt and read speak. let me ask him about how he feels today about this game and his excitement right here in that you don't any of your that is had been this, but i was a lot of show, but i'll be on the phone, but i definitely will walk on it but it's been a shoppable scene, it will ha, sun north with enough another to another godaddy who charlotte bundle, voice. oh my god, i'm not going to be another month to help bobby. we're gonna said jog a lunch along with them. and then that way, if we got the annual modest was unable to sleep, unable to send me a well known walton embassy to what she had a huge and ellen dish museum, a lender, my delta gave up, she got the dish, had it for got that was got that is 7, know the sub i believe i saw was 0 for the, but in a little we shall in the morning and mother to be

a l. o. s your mouth on whether or not that is that you will be shallow. i've been not going to be a put them well on. you shall love no food. no, but if off, i'm not. no good about mine the way up next summer. why don't eddy to been doing the cash off on the scene? back to you, emily? yes. 70 so so mr. wright and he was telling me that today is a historic today in god said in paula sign, and for the palestinian fans all over god's district. they're very happy to be supporting maroka and eric the team that has reached to the quarter finals, and they hope that they would win in today's game. and that today is going to be a great celebration all across gods. they do also, he spoke about having to come here and to watch the world cup this whole, which the country foundation has provided,

where they can come and watch for free. but because of the economy conditions and the seas and the restriction of movement that they can travel to cut to itself, to attend the world's cup and to the i most fear off de monte or the world cup. well, certainly seems like the atmosphere is building there. thank you very much. im now say garza that's cross. if you can't see lopez, honey on who's at the sick? what keeps in doha, where fans from all sides have been gathering. to soak up the excitement of cats yet the other match up tonight is of course france versus england. how conflict and england fans as they prepare to face the reigning champion. that well, it's definitely been a mix here. as you mentioned early in the morning, the vibe here is a lot of the enthusiasm was for morocco, with a lot of the arab world and also africa rooting for them. but the tide is changing

a bit. now, because many of those fans are not heading to the stadium. so of course, one of the favorites is france, which will labor later on tonight have a match. so that's where the focus is starting to now hear happens again. we are welcome with a band from england, with a red shirt here who will be going to the stadium better on to tea on his team. tell me about the enthusiasm you're feeling here. hours for the matter. definitely got a bit of anxiety, a bit of an affair of very apprehensive, very confident with family trance. we all know as a champion, i have a 14 years ago. her top team that performed very well. yeah. are you, was there any fear? any nurse, this is a potential woke up final deliveries. you've been woke up on a very good change for english. there are different change from 4 years ago, or younger. we got fallen, belin, m zacko different time, different time. if we, when we prior talking, we're when, if we just fight defensive and keep worrying about and buffy where lose want. but i

don't think so. i think we're going to win. i think a lot of fans, i stop by the fact even though it is for and i'm at the 2 of us on football. it brings so many emotions from excitement, joy here. how has that been for you? that range of emotionally wheel tool, or it's always been a roller coaster of emotions, football, you know, while we love football too long for that, you know, it's very tribal for tribal, very parts roy. but we're also very respectful. well, so it's nice to be in the middle east or with england, this my 1st experience in the middle east living. and so i've been around the world of england, but new experience with new cultures. and it's been very, very good. you know? absolutely amazing, amazing people just really, really nice, beautiful. and with the, a lot of people off what's happening in our no salvage and we see a lot of families saying i brought my child because when i was a child, i remember coming with my family that mixed, you know, for sure. and for the next woke up in america for your time i bring my

grandchildren, but my grandchildren, one of them's free, is out today and the other ones 5. so the 2 young for this, right. so it may be in lots of 7 and 9. i think too small to, to intimidate in the crowds and things like that. so i think the children are going to be a little bit of i have no concerns to bring a children if the jewel and this has been a fan favorite here at the soup. you have been taking a lot of pictures here as you, sad just to bring one pie. you're going to take to home. yeah, yeah, yeah, we're up one with me from england, but we're going to take to back with us. you know, he's coming on nice coming on this one. great, thank you richard and also thank you for reminding us that it's december with that had because oftentimes a closure jingle bells, jingle bells jingle over to y a y. yeah. we have a musical composer here as well. so a lot of fans that i've been talking to the morning and afternoon say they're excited for the matches later on this afternoon. and they also want a bit of

a break because they say yesterday was really stressful with the penalties. so for now, there are hoping for a match that maybe at least for one day or 2, it doesn't include any penalties. let's hope the medium high, better than reaching things. thank you very much, katia lopez. how to yon live for us in doha? well, couple organizers have set up several fans owns across doha to welcome football enthusiasts who meet consumer sharif, made her way to what's called the industrial area to watch finance games with some of the people who helped make the tournament happen. a with plenty of funds going around, but this one is special because it's not just about this cricket stadium bill with calvin's, of migrants to help make this work out happen. so when it's time for

them back and she had on that team, you will go there, but i'm so happy i can see the world cup of tea. and finally, i've seen all their matches. maybe up the quite yeah. maybe up to 4 to 5 years. we'll see a team from the power plane to well, what about a double play in the world cups? how many of the people, if you are from countries that don't clearly have football, woke up dean said that with so many around a so many of them favorite yeah. morrow. good didn't it?

but i'd rather with i can't afford tickets. that cost more than $200.00 when i have a family clock off, but i'm enjoying watching the much of it. it is as good as watching it live in a state if you didn't like voice time to watch in this way. no, i liked it. it was a good experience and to joanna guys raska, and pay to stem, it will have more of our special woke up coverage coming up in about 10 minutes from now to stay with the me

to china now where the health commission says the number of corona virus cases are decreasing since easing some of its tough restrictions by ging decided to loosen it . they were coded policy on wednesday after days of protests in beijing and shanghai me. but people are being urged to remain vigilant and continue testing. early i spoke with paul hunter, who is an epidemiologist and a professor in medicine at the university of east anglia. he says a surgeon infections is inevitable now restrictions have been lifted. china is in a very difficult position at the moment. it vaccinated its population, it's not, not done many vaccines of the last year and the suggestion that they vaccinated your relatively small proportion of the more hon people in china. the problem is that seem protects against infection, probably for only about 6 months and, and against more severe disease for about a year. and, and so a lot of the protection that they had from the vaccine campaign probably is

as disappeared now for most of many of the population of china, the problem is that whatever you do, what you will get a search of infections as you left actions ultimately but if you don't live factions and that controls and keep coping suppressed, you effectively loons ultimately in a year or set links, all the benefits of having vaccinate your population. so it's a very difficult situation that the chinese have found themselves in a layer of ended a hostage situation in a shopping mall in the german city of dresden, the mole and a nearby christmas market have been closed off to the public authorities have arrested the man behind the incident, he's also suspected of killing his mother, whose body was found in another part of the city. the man known as the merchant of

jazz is back in russia after a prisoner was still a victim. has given his 1st interview to st media, accusing the west of trying to destroy russia. ali hashem reports from moscow. it took months of secret diplomatic negotiations. what in the end, one of america's most wanted men returned to russia, a free man. he was released from the u. s. facility as part of a prisoner exchange with american basketball star, brittany greiner, who had been detained in russia. russian all his de la victor booth, was called the motions of death and spent 14 years in the us prison. he was sentenced to $25.00, only. thea was lashania in russia. the mood was driven towards booth returned home . media outlets celebrated the big deal as it was described in one of the leading newspapers, while boots sat down with a country's international broadcaster place 1st interview since his release was up,

west believes that that didn't finish itself in 990 when the soviet union begin to disintegrate the fact that we are now trying to live and not depend on any one to be a truly independent power. this of course, is such choking news for them. they believe that they can destroy us again and divide russia. president vladimir putin welcome boots release, saying he'd be open to similar deals with the united states was mostly there are other exchange as possible. everything is possible. this is the result of negotiation that and the search for compromises. in this case, compromises were found. we do not refuse to continue this work in the future. once a military translator during the soviet era booth became the war profiteer after the collapse of the union is often but ation as an alms de la extended from parts of africa. what he was base to several areas around the world. he was arrested in thailand in 2008 while negotiating and on steve with us agents posing as colombian,

fox. i bows most coffee is that it is of good as a symbolic achievement. in the times the president would want to emphasize to his public that he cares for his national even those robbie, god, the as hopeless cases in prison and that he will please any option. it's unlikely beautiful as you me any public role anytime soon. but some believe his network could be used by moscow to add pressure on the u. s. and its allies in time of war. i would agree that they really wanted him. they've been pressing for his release or exchange for the past 10 years. census conviction. i mean, it's hard to believe that he didn't have extensive ties where the russian national security community, i mean, he was operating one, the largest fleets of military aircraft, transporting helicopters and,

and are really heavy weapons from africa to africa. latin america, asian officials, he se boots relieves once me an improvement in relations with washington. but it shows the 2 nations can still keep the lines of communication open even if they're in direct shooting at each other. in ukraine, the actual jazeera, more school for further analysis of bringing that guy lamb who's the lecture of criminology and political silence science rather i've felon bus university. he joins us from the cape town, south africa guy, thanks so much for being on this news. our 1st, what's your reaction to the prison wall? well, certainly this has been been some coming and when eventually happened and it was quite surprising cause, i mean, the kind of rabbit test that comes with the computer was a massive arrest that happened more than 10 years ago. and major crew for the us authorities in terms of his arrest because he's been hunted for many, many years. it played a prominent role in conflict and africa. that is, you know,

the kind of sense of around the release itself was a bit of a slap on the face for, for many who'd been sort of companion against the sort of restricted arms trade and the sort of illegal flows of weapons to conflicts on which to boot had been quite instrumental, certainly in the 199-2000. yes. speaking of those arms deals, has it been reaction from western and central african countries about his release, particularly given those allegations that he supplied to regimes and conflicts during the 900 nineties and he mentioned well, i mean s at me hasn't been major kind of kind of international kind of prominent responses. i think the role that he played was drinks of the was in places like live barrier and go to the d. c. some of those complex have been resolved, such as my beer and then go lower and sort of move towards piece and, you know, kind of increasing the student steps towards democratization. that the content continues, especially in the east and others, took his place for the fence of around this more historical interest. i think from some of the victims that may have been concerns, but he supplied the weapons on the weapons would then use to put the trade bottoms

against them. so the sensible rod, i don't think it's been making substantial headlines, will off cried yet they meant to come. but you know that the moment, what does this mean relate to say, the possibility of pursuing him for other crimes against humanity. how would victims of war crimes, particularly as you mentioned in earlier and be, be feeling about his really but i mean, they're probably the ones who, you know, had the information that he played a role and in the kind of death of their loved ones. i think maybe they're concerned that was initially around the perpetrators of that violence said before, but certainly it's about building campaigns around these issues if there's a need for this to happen. but we need to remember that if you know that the sidney of the u. s. government was one of the few governments that could track him down and arrest him and put all the resources and money's and money into it. i think that kind of sense of around if he continues for these sort of operations, there's made the oppertunity for arresting him in the future. but the sort of, we still need to watch the space to see if that will happen. and what are the concerns going forward now that he's free?

well, i suppose we're ready and just to speculate him in the sense of around he was incredibly skill, a very successful businessman, smuggling all but also in the sense of getting heavy equipment and all means of resources and difficult places. so given the sort of a destabilizing role that rushes clyde in many parts of the world, he can act as an advisor, i suppose, on these sort of issues. but i think the most prominent point at the moment is that, you know, the certainly that the russian government has kinda caught one upon the government in the sense of the far more prominent prisoner and the prisoner exchange. and that's something around that they can sort of use for propaganda purposes to argue that maybe the u. s. is kind of vulnerable and so never certain respects that they willing to exchange this kind of international criminal for, for forestall financing thing. and we appreciate your inside sky lam, a lecture of criminology and political science at stella bush university. thank you so much. thank you. in

a change of pace. now it's time for the whether he's jeff. there's been more flooding in johannesburg. so right off the bat, i wanted to show these pictures. it's a suburb of angel, harrisburg. it comes a week after the last round of flooding in which killed more than a dozen people homes flooded out here. and really it's that eastern side that the rain will continue to fall over the course of the weekend. meantime, for the western side of south africa, i think we're going to see some severe thunderstorms and bubble up. let's go to the golf because there is some rain around to talk about. it's been falling over central saudi arabia, but some of these bands we saw a few spits in spots of rain here in doha. so let's talk about the match forecast going on at 6 pm. don't worry, no rain, no showers in the forecast here that cloud that brought the overcast conditions, something to the south, but look at this noticeably fresher, 21 degrees. really the bigger story, or those winds gusting up to 40 kilometers per hour, also match at 10 pm, england, and france. look at that 19 degrees. the winds back off just

a bit though because seem to 30 kilometers per hour. but this story of the wind continues on sunday. this is the wind blowing down from iraq, temperature of 24 in doha. but i think wink us still on sunday about 45 kilometers per hour, but our temperatures pretty well where we would expect them to be for this time of the year. have fun out there. enjoy. we'll see soon. still ahead on al jazeera, we have all your well companies, brazil, head himes. we have the reaction as tournament favorites are asked after losing. ah, the latest news, as it breaks, the killing good brought immediate condemnation from the palestinian authority to describe it as cold blooded murder, detailed coverage, health officials say the preservation of this virus among humans is very rare, but they're worried quicker to summer season is about to begin from around the

world. warm up probably be okay. living in a building like this with blown up windows and the temperature plummets such conditions. really take that whole. a whole lou with

walkable on to walk up today. i'm joanna roscoe and don peters. timothy action does not stop with 2 more huge games coming up later on. saturday africa's law, her morocco in the quarter panels, and they're up against portugal. but we are still not sure. christiane. rinaldo will start. then it's a huge all european cache between england and france who have never met in the knockout for the major tournaments. i will say, look back on a dramatic knife, a penalty, a night that has gone on for ever. that will be remembered for our pig. now told martinez with stones he will june,

june me and he sent me portal a good empty handed. once more with all that action still to come. but 1st let's start with saturdays games at africa's last hope. morocco up against portugal in the final, if they win morocco would be the 1st ever african side to make it to the world cup semi finals. they beat spain on penalties in the last 16 and the coach says they will not finished. yes. they don't wanna go to the maximum or go we will do anything. we can to pull off a surprise. nobody expect to see us in the last 64 to quarter finals, and we have another match to get us even further in the history book. we are 100 percent ready for the child. we do have respect for portugal and are playing well.

they have good try curves, but they also know we are a good team as well. it will be a good match of the little details will be decisive. well watching that game for us is jemma nash, who's at alpha mom, a stadium, gemma, a place in history at stake for the moroccans. absolutely. joe, as you just heard, that they are, of course, trying to become at the bus african side to reach the semi finals of a wild cup. they are already the funds to our country to make it to this stage of the competition. but of course, they do not want that journey to end here now, and that the big strength beside you'd have to say is that offense, they have only conceited once in that past 7 games, they are incredibly tough to break down. but they do face that defense will face it's biggest task so far in the competition in portugal. but one thing they definitely will have on this side is the crowd that is for sure. rockies coach

wiley groggy, said he feels like he has the whole of africa and the whole arabic world behind them. and you definitely get that sent to you about the arabic waters or united together behind the side speaking. possibly. i went to the spade rocca game and i was speaking to funds there from egypt, from jordan. everybody coming together ready backing it is rock inside in the atmosphere. i have to say fools by was incredibly intimidating. the g ring, the booing every time at the spanish pies gullible was absolutely deafening and spanish. but we'll expert jossla who i watched much with actually said to me, she thought the crowd got into the spanish pie as hadn't really affected the outcome. so this supportable side, will that not just be battling the players on the page? that is for sure. yeah, absolutely. lots of nervous funds there of morocco asked for portugal. the big question is, will christiana, rinaldo returned to the starting lineup? ah, well, yes sir. but on day santos is a decision in the last 16 months. again,

switzerland dropped captain all time at leading gold score. christiana went out to the bench, certainly raised a few eyebrows to admit. he had started the 3 previous great games. after the money came in to replace my cycled solid ramos, $1.00 certainly made the most whose opportunity to me getting a drink in that 6 months to actually get switzerland say you have to think it's going to be very difficult for sam tulsa to drop ramos, off his exploits in that game. after the match over and out, i was forced to deny reports that he threatened to quit the portuguese count and go home. after being dropped santos came out and we'll say just about that and said it's about time everybody left over. now to relate and appreciate everything you've done for this portuguese side site, more drama off the pitch for the portugal come as that was in the lead up to the tournament with the rinaldo in manchester, united situation. but again, that they will be hoping to do that talking on the pitch shortly. all right, jemina there for us at alpha mom a stadium. thank he. all right,

it's bringing football right to my head, missouri. he now he's in mos same. all had nice to talk to you morocco on the cusp of history here. what would it mean to african and arab football if they could reach the semi finals? morgan trying to break this glass ceiling, this barrier of making you to the 75. i know ever since we've been qualifying from the world cups mentioned 34, it's almost been a century. and every single time we lose and heartbreaking fashion, people will recall, you know, cameron versus england. god, i guess tear away in 2010. when asked more, jen missed that miss that last minute penalty for morocco to finally do it to get an african team into the semi finals with me so much not just of the african continent, but as coach with you directly said also to the arab nation as well, portugal or a powerful team with many threats, what do you think morocco would need to do to win the match? but mark is going to do much of the same as i've already been doing. they haven't had more than 50 percent of possession in any of the matches at the rock up. in fact, against spain. they made $1020.00 passes and had 77 percent possession of the ball

. however, what morocco do very well as they absorb that pressure and then they hit teams on a counter attack or on set pieces. they'll be doing the exact same thing where i think portugal may post a little bit more of a threat. is that they do take more shots from outside of the box and that they do attack crosses better, especially for center. and although he plays morocco, which we are going to be said that he actually hopes that christian and other doesn't play for this matter. all right, man, you mentioned rinaldo, they and all the talk around him. whether or not he will start, how distracting might all of that be full, the moroccans do you think? i think they're going to be focusing on themselves. and people say that they're not going to hear it's against portugal, but they weren't favorites against belgium or croatia or spain. and they know they're not there. it's against portugal. so they're going to be looking to overcome it by focusing on themselves, making sure that tactically are very compact. i saw statistics earlier, i'm rocking television, that the average distance between the defensive line and the attacking line was just 60 meters when they were defending. so there are very, very tight. and then of course, relying on the intangibles i saw her jump report before me say,

many americans coming today, 7 flights from because of like a 7 flights from about each airplane carrying more than 300 passengers. i already feel like a car is already broken. it's going to be even more so at i take off one other question for you morocco? actually absent from the will couple most of the 21st century as you know, before returning in russia. and now doing very well here. what is brought about this turn around it's been massive investment. so if you pick ups, one example, the mohammed 6 academy and rabbit sally, somebody in france haven't called it clear from 10 with countries or saint george's of countries. it's just that our state of the, our complex with crowd therapy chambers, swimming pools, hot tubs, hotels, you know, perfectly manicured pitches that they invested really in a lot of infrastructure day. there are one of the african countries that we're trying to bid for the world cup to try to have this 1st air roll up on 5 occasions . their bits failed. morocco invested so much in infrastructure. i think that's obviously paying dividends. i'm just another quick example. the academy,

i'm at 6 inner about sell it, produce players like use of in the siri produce players like a 110 now t as in a hay, all 3 of which have played a very big role turns woke up my and thank you very much for your time. thanks man . i the team, the rock i now to nicholas hack. he's in casablanca for us making excitement must really be building way you are. yeah, totally. especially here in casablanca, joe, why? well, because the coach. well had rec, groggy. you're the team, the local team here, so several players of the national team, 3 of them are part of the team that represent casablanca, and most importantly, the goalkeeper, the star, goalkeeper, yes, scene for new. so there is a lot of excitement and people are streaming into the span zone right behind me. you can see them dressed to the color of morocco, red, yellow, and green, but make sure, but believe me,

that this excitement goes beyond morocco. i was in senegal just a few days ago, and when morocco won the town, the capital city erupted, and throughout the day today, jo, we heard this city, people hoarding their cars, the boot was l, as there is so much excitement, they know that this is a historic moment and they can do it in 1986, jo. morocco beat portugal in the world up in mexico, 31. and that's the score that people want to have today. they want to see 3, why they want to see this victory from morocco. so yes, a lot of excitement, a lot of anticipation. and what's incredible here is this confidence, you know, i asked some of the people here like do you think morocco can win? and people answer by saying, what do you mean can they will, of course they will win. so yes, there is excitement to see this team follow through this young team. and let's

don't forget, this is a historic moment for morocco for africa, but also it's the 1st time that there is an african coach in the quarter finals. and this team led by this young coat coach, has really paved away from, for some excitement, some refreshing football. and that's what people are hoping to see today in the next couple of hours. joke back to you. all right, nicholas hack that in casablanca, thank you. well, let's bring in our civil unless to shackle. makisha usher just came out to portugal and he were fernando sent us the put his coach. what would he do about rinaldo and starting lineup today? i think, you know, you have to show faith to, you know, gazelle ramos said he already scored the tournaments only had trick so for but show him confidence and give him that starting sport. but also in terms of are now the tactically, you have a feeling that he's a big time player, a player who comes to the occasion. so bring him in late in the game,

when everyone is tired. and then he can, you know, change the game because he's had time to sit on the bench and study and just be that x factor that we've seen. for example, messy be with the gen, tina, or by peer with the france. nicholas mentioned something very significantly for me, the fact that they have an african coach and for so many years you and i will know this. you look at african and a gala. claudia was not to pick on clued, but it feels like it's coach every team in africa right at the african. how significant is it that we have an african coach doing so? well, it's really significant because when you talk about when leader gradually he understands, you know, moral can football. yes. he grew up in paris and in france, but he understands the culture. and sometimes during the game, you'll hear him speak very jer, which is the american dialect of arabic. and that for me, that little touch, it's very important for the players. so many of them actually have grown up in morocco. he is a coached, we did casablanca, a one to catch champions league with them this year, and that little touch, it gets more respect from the players,

and they want to win for him. they want to do this for him. and really when you see, you know, phone calls, for example, coming in from the king, calling the coach directly speaking to him, you know, in the local language, it just adds a whole different vibe to the tournament. and that's very key for the atlas lions going into tonight's game. actually will continue our chat, looking ahead to the games later. england and france will decide who takes the last spot in the semi finals. can france keep their title defense on track? or will england look to continue their push to bring it home? samantha johnson has more. is it possible to lose? well, the fans of poland and senegal certainly think it is. their teams fell to france and england, and yet they left the stadiums with smiles on their faces. i am samantha johnson. this is world cup one or one ever gave me wrong when england take on france at the supporters of the teams they beat will dream of what it has been with a happy with what, what's poland played?

well, against france, robert lem, dusky penalty at the very end of the game, allowed him to leave with honor is 34 at who knows if you play at another world crap proponent, supporters understand how tough it is to contain killian and bow pay is now scored 5 goals in cattle and they only have admiration for a live. you should root, he scored his goal for france against them. terry, on res record, as francis top score has been broken, senegal spans continued singing and drumming long after some england fans had got up and left certainly long. it was clear that team had been beaten, was again, center go. africa's champions had done everything they could they messed and key plays through injury like skippers sergeant manet and midfielder anchor chick who created england to had to do without one of their stars brought him sterling, flew back to the u. k after burglars broke into his oh, who'd be worried about his family, but delighted to see his team mates goals because soccer has now wrapped up 3 goals

in cats are but the contributions of hurricane and children, henderson, me 8 indian plays, have now support in this tournament that's a total even france envies and a total that the amazing generous fans or poland and seneca respect ah router spoke to french football writer refills jacobin who has been impressed with her friends have coped with so many high profile injuries. the fact that a lot of places have stepped up over the course of the told him and it shows that there is that sort of well, of wealth of talent in the, in the french teen which can step up when needed. even with the lack of veterans like all the like and go on think it was the key for the 2018 when the fact that they have stepped up now. so there's like some financial and they need whitfield. he's been a revelation the likes of defendant. i open to kind of, he's really stepped up alongside a revolver on. so it's been a very, it's,

it's been interesting to them in the sense that all of these players have broken up to the international scene. and showing that they are capable of taking on taking all of these roles and reading from 2 to another. another will come up with so that there is, there is an increasing amount of confidence even if it will be that of his test. usher, we've seen messy step up when it matters. if that he's gonna challenge him for player of the tournament, he's going to have to do the same tonight listening. absolutely. if there's a player who understands how to play, you know, with the lights on him, the cameras on him, it is kill him. but that he did it before in 2018 is fired. france to that woke up trophy and he's trying to do the same here. and if there's a game where he could do it at this tournament, it's against england. the river is there, it's very ripe. it's also the team, you know, with the entrusting upcoming talent you know, england and you know, for him to do that tonight will be absolutely enough to seal his, you know,

consistency that we've seen at the walk up over the last 2 additions. this is england's toughest task. can they? when it they look like they can win it. the attitude is right. when you hear from all the players, what they've been saying in the press conference says they have, you know, right attitude. and they know that they slightly go into this one on the back food . everyone is thinking ok, raining champions. fran skillen by pe, but no one is talking about the so many options that england have. and i think they actually have a chance. we've seen so many surprises in this tournament where not england should be a fascinating contest later on tonight. so leonor macy's woke up cream is still alive, but only all through all g tina. recovered from a superb netherlands, fight back argentina went to goal up in the 1st all that was some calls from mercy to set up the fender. no, well, well, the nice 1st international goal looks to be cruising with the box. they see from the school to make it to know

with the next to go should have been say to that the middle and had other ideas that got one back from both vague with that was in the 83 minutes when the man was not done, they didn't minutes injury time, super week. it was defense. was vigorous, begin to gina had told when it went to pendleton to lay goalkeeper, indiana martinez was the hero. saving the 1st 2 nin school kicks at least to move well, tara martinez with the winning penalty and send argentina through full 3. the shootout for the had been just as much drama earlier in the night. education stadium is a favorite vill when not. sounds like parisha and another penalty sheet out. now girls in the 90 minutes and the match went to extra time. and brazil went to head

for brilliant name. all right. at the end 1st period that made him brazil's choice for equaling pennies. 3 minutes left bracey got a shot equalizer. rena petrovich with that 1st shop and target in the whole matter . brazil, shell shock one also we went to a shootout. parisha bo peep dominic bakovich safe. brazil, 1st attempt by the griego europeans got through in the previous round against japan penalty and school or poor theft. and he was alive when martinos missed the full penalty for brazil, for asia when he was, she's out for to my mom who was down the penalty didn't even get a chance to take one, sames in 2018 brazil out i know stage or dr. let's begin with the urgency to netherlands, match an epic and counts as absurd. and lena macy, you just think that they all normal records for him to break,

and yet he has another escalate. absolutely it clear. but history has count, you know, of goals at the woke up 10 of them. and so many people will criticizing message going into this woke up that he's not scored a goal in the knockout stages of the woke up. but now he's standing up to the occasion. he's called to already in the knockout stages and for in the entire tournament. and he's just showing that he's not fearing the responsibility that he will take for him to list this woke up and just to see him take that 1st penalty, short leadership, it showed that, you know, he's giving the rest of his teammates confidence. and he's just that absolute player that people have been waiting for to see at the woke up and i think, you know, the confidence comes from him having one d cope america last year. so that's one of his back. and now he just has one focus and when that one trophy that he's never one is in his life just really quickly on brazil name our didn't get a chance to step up. that penalty question surely have to be asked about that. absolutely. i think it was a problem from the coach. the coach should have brought him in earlier. and even if the strategy was to have him come at number 5 and seeing the way that things were

going, he should have come in earlier and perhaps save their face earlier on. but here we are, most of them most to have you with us here in the studio. thank you as always for your time, but that is all that we have time for. but yeah, that's right. yes. and i missed his back at 1530 gmc and our corner studio, but for now it is back to emily in the newsroom, and one for 9 football ahead. thank you so much, joe, and pay them. or i'd still ahead on al jazeera supporters of tours impeach president petro castillo, demand he is released today after he was arrest. ah, the war and ukraine is expected to lodge over this year's nobel peace prize ceremony. here in all summer ukraine center for civil liberties, russian human rights, organization, memory, out and jailed bella russian activists, hollis b. r yard ski was jointly received the award in recognition of the importance of

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