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of 18 south africa's parliaments will determine if a president, ceramic pulls a could face impeachment proceedings and welcome favorites. argentina prepared to face croatia that semi finals will make defense window. ah, so the new as president joe biden is attempting to count a growing chinese and russian influence in africa. these invited dozens of african leaders to washington dc. all this for a 3 day summit. china is continents largest trading partner with goods with $254000000000.00 exchange in 2021. chinese capital is funding roads, railway lines, and ports from kenya to nigeria. and from dana to ethiopia. united states is also concerned by russia's growing influence on the continent fighters from the private military company. the wagner group are involved in the conflict in marlene sudan

and the central african republic. unless the kremlin is providing military muslin countries whose governments are facing uprisings in exchange, russia gets access to oil to gold, to minerals. and moscow has also been accused of attempting to undermine democracy through propaganda. and this information, ma'am june, has this report when american president, barack obama hosted african leaders at the 1st us africa summit in 2014, many believed it was a great chance for the united states to strengthen its trade ties with the continent and reaffirm political commitments. but in the end, business opportunities turned mostly into a photo opportunity at a distribution warehouse in johannesburg for american own company, john deere, which manufacturers, among other things, agricultural equipment, team members, are more hopeful about the 2nd summit is gonna allow dialogue around the opportunities, the benefits that i am currently that,

that the companies talented delivering in, in africa. and also most importantly, highlight the challenges to our african leaders that our people on the ground, our customers, our families are currently facing the big question. now, just how much can 3 days of meetings accomplish? according to the us state department, south africa is america's biggest trade partner on the continent, with goods worth $21000000000.00 exchange. last year, economists here optimistic about the potential of strengthening that relationship during the summit. they say the market here is ready for more trade with the u. s. they all to warn the south africa will have the threat here. that's due mostly to china and to a lesser degree, russia at a time of great geopolitical tensions between those countries and the united states as part of bricks. a grouping of the major, emerging economies of brazil, russia, india, china, and south africa. the south african government would not want to alienate either be jing or moscow as it seeks,

even warmer ties with washington international relations professor gilbert katia gala says during this summit, china will most definitely be the elephant in the room. 10 hours met a lot of inroads in africa, particularly the infrastructure, and engaging with a lot of african countries. china is africa's largest 2 way trading partner in 2021 . that value of trade hit $254000000000.00. and while u. s. president, jo biden's administration is concerned about china's growing footprint in africa. american officials continue to insist or african nations should not be forced to pick sides. the united states will not dictate africans choices neither to any less. the right to make these choices belongs to an atlas or a diplomatic tightrope, to be sure, but one, the u. s. hopes can be navigated successfully. mohammed him. drama. does it

johannesburg? well, as that is all john is now, is our desert senior political analyst, marquisha mar, welcome to the program at so new africa strategy for joe biden to the united states . what's the aim here? you know, since he got into office, he's been trying to show up american credibility and influence after 4 years of disastrous, from policies to words that despite of the world, so he's been trying to shut up those relationships between latin america. and in do china right there through africa in the middle east. and he's been convening meetings and or continents in order to make sure america's back as he puts it. and africa sort of the latest because it is not as directly as geopolitically important as say, you know, se, asia nowadays or europe and so on. and yet it is quite important. and he noticed

that how important it is when there was the you and vote on russia and rush and visually ukraine. it then that, that the biggest voting bloc is africa, $54.00 countries. right? and it turned out that half of them more than half of them would abstain in that shop with the vote. so america thought that it could depend on africa on something simple like that as more thing against russian vision over of ukraine. but that did not work out. so i think by the, by and my session now understands that it needs to have a clear strategy to west africa. it is to show up its credibility that has been put to lee last especially after that. as estrus. estrus hall remark by trump about african nations in the me, i think it's been 8 years since the last summit that, that obama presided overseas in the mean time. and, you know, relations with russia and china in africa have grown so you can, can bite and get a footnote dorner, you know, one wonders right? because china is really all over the place at africa. it's giving belongs to

everyone who needs loans or asking for loans. it's building infrastructures. it has huge investments in ports and airports and various other infrastructures in various countries, whether they are francophone or anglo phone. so really, china's needing read little place for anyone else. it's also got into telecommunication just as did in transport. so america and i was trying to find a way in right. and america still has some good will on the continent. and i went africans were pulled. who would you like most? right, the colonial powers, britain, and france were the bottom channel us on top was 63 percent. america was 60 percent . so as trying to build on some good will being powerful and the richest country on the world in order to find some inroads into the continent, it is committing $55000000000.00 over the next few years and, and also backing it a permanent spot for the african union on the g 20 grew. yes, the harder important small steps,

but important steps. if the eel becomes part of the the g. 20, that's an important for international forum for them. if it's comes in truly with 50000000000, that's good. but that still small percentage what china has invested, which is a hundreds of billions of dollars, but a step, a small steps like that are important. just to, as i said, to show up the credibility of the united states on the continent. but also it needs to go further than that, because not just about the quantity, it's about the quality of investment. and it's also unlike china, need to start rewarding good governance. right? good. china doesn't care about who's governing or how they're ruling, how dictatorship in this or that country is, is faring in fact, in biden's 1st year in office, in 2021. we had 4. could the 1000 africa, that's at the time when white and said democracy in human rights are at the center of america foreign policy. but he could only watch as much as,

as could it does. we're drawing throughout the continent from east to west. so it, he needs to come in with something different than china, something qualitative different. and he does have to attach good governance into big investments in what could that difference be? and as she's in ping looks of from afar. and cecil, he's african nations being hosted in being courted in the united states. what will be going through his might? you know, i think china is, has been playing at corn because it has not stopped. now regardless of the european or american attempts at blocking it in various parts of the world, the chinese are big and the state is quite clear and prioritizing its investments. america in europe are more into the sort of the eyes more about the private that an investment. why china goes with state policy in order to corner various countries, give them laws getting get involved in the infrastructure. a lot of for it to have political wait,

nor to get political rewards. that's not that hasn't been the case for the private sectors in the united states in europe. so i think america is going to need to prioritize how it's going to invest and what's going on award for a good governance. because the main difference, the main difference between china, the united states, is china is that america claims claims in theory, that it cares for democracy in human rights. that is important for africa. because even if africans could bargain in washington and be gina by getting good deeds from them, this was not settled down to the population. if you had corrupt regimes on those capitals. interesting, well, it's a 3 day summit. we'll see how it all unfolds. missouri thanks so much. thank you. now more protest as have died improved as crowds continue to call for the reinstatement of former president pedro castillo. the appointment of dean of worthy as the new president and her promises to call for early elections have not appeased . angry protest as marianna sanchez reports now from lima. ah,

nearly 2000 protesters of a run, the ear coordinator keeper, good 2nd largest city. they blocked axes and clashed with police main, highways and several regions remained blocked. it is political. turmoil is growing with people protesting in large and small cities in the centre, south and north of the country. for some, the demonstrations have turned deadly. the family of 17 year old dick, i'm to remind you of kiss. b is devastated by his death, and my mother is very hurt because he has been killed liking a slaughter house. he was a student and athlete. my mom wants justice. on monday flights were canceled, bus terminals, closed tourism officials say 1000000 passengers have been affected. as the u. freedom, they shout in front of the tale were former president

b lucas to you is under arrest. following last week's field qu garcia's allies say he is the legitimate president. not the no one dorothy can. i know, did you not dina. below archie must resign. she is the one who perpetrated acute she was a leftist, and now she sold herself to the right. from his sail castillo said in a hand written letter that he's been kidnapped, mistreated, humiliated and accused. but what they of stealing the presidency. a, this cd the asked me in a message of national tv early monday. only 5 days after being sworn in the new president said she will send a bill to congress advancing elections to april 2020 for 2 years before she should finish her term. many people here are partners, a former president bill gasdio, and they said that whatever lena one is says or doesn't they will not believe in her because they call her a traitor. these protestors say been one of the most resign and kathy,

you should come back. we're going with other cameras only that we want another election. we want the president to be reinstated, that because he's unjustly imprisoned, or one of us a little has been immersed in political turmoil with 6 presidents since 2016 now. most protesters are demanding that new general elections are simply not enough . but in a sanchez, i just see that little bit. now that e u energy ministers are meeting in brussels to finalize a cap on gas prices block of suffered huge spikes and energy bill. since rushes invasion of ukraine, it's led to the highest inflation in decades. a year ago, europeans are paying at $95.00 euros per megawatt hour for their gas. and in august prices surged to record highs at almost 350 years. as russia began to reduce the amount it pumped into the block through its giant pipelines, prices have come back since then because of emergency measures in the huge conserve

energy, the benchmark prices. currently around a 140 years. it was been debated now as a proposal from the you commission to cat gas prices at $275.00 euros and megawatt hour if certain conditions are met. but that's divided e you states and some want that cap to be lower. well others, that water capital and germany fairs, it will disrupt the market unless bringing dominic cane who joined us now live from brussels. so dominic, on the face of it, it would seem a straightforward decision, but it's not. so take us a little bit more through the divisions here. the central division is about the level of the cap that is very clear. we know that there are those countries who would not have a cap at all. the germans very much in 2 minds about the value of a cap and a few others it must be said to. but then on the other hand, you have other countries who think it's a very good idea,

be brought in as quickly as possible. so where to find some way of agreeing what that some might be. the european commission believes 275 is the way ahead, but that is not what the people who represent southern mediterranean member states believe they believe that that's not realistic. and the different camp level needs to be agreed. the question therefore, for this meeting today is what sorts of movement does that need to be by the relevant member states to get some sort of agreement so that they can say they've agreed to cap this has been on their agenda. this is been something they've been talking about a month now. the question is, are they going to come together today in a way that allows them to chris? yes, it sounds like it'll just come down to the technical details about how high the price limit is. that sort of thing and there's no guarantee they certainty that they will

be decision. i'm starting to hear what you just asked me, nick. i think you said that something about that being a struggle to try and get some sort of consensus. that's absolutely the problem here. the thing that i suppose you might say that one silver lining coming out of to day is that it doesn't necessarily have to be agreed today. this is where the e u leaders will be parading past here the moment you can see the officials moving away. the european flags from every member say it might wonder they moving away the flax of the countries that don't agree, no ledgers. putting things in place for a little bit later when the ministers will come out after they've had their meeting and they'll go to their cars and drive away the will they drive away with a deal or will lay as it were, like a political football pass that ball on to the leaders of their conscious head sustain heads of government, who's gonna be here on thursday. there are those who suggest that it's going to be the e u leaders who will agree something. but maybe they'll find

a way to do it to day. we'll find out over the course of the next few hours, and he will, dominic, thanks very much. dominic came reporting back me while ukraine is dealing with its own energy crisis. russian strikes have hit power infrastructure across the country . president vladimir zalinski is appealing for help to get through winter. he spoken via video linked to an international 8 conference in france. let's bring a rory challenge whose life was in cave in the capital. so rory international help has been keith ukraine ever since the, the war started, but perhaps now more than ever. absolutely. yet, ukrainians are understandably proud of the way that they have defended themselves against russia's invasion. but they know that without help from the outside world, their situation would have been significantly bleaker than it is. international assistance is one of the main contingencies for,

or how this war will pan out. and ukraine has to keep that flowing. if it's going to have a fighting chance of survival essentially, particularly going into winter a couple of examples of this. i was speaking to that, the head of a drone, a company yesterday he works with the ukranian military. he was saying that, yes, i got talented engineers here, but without help from countries like turkey and canada, they wouldn't be competitive in the drone war against russia. ukraine would probably have run out of stock piles of it's soviet era artillery shells. had it not been for support from the outside world and moving to nato standard kit. so it's one of the most important things that zalinski has been doing over recent months is going and speaking to an international forums to foreign leaders, to foreign parliaments, and keeping that supply of assistance coming. because without it, ukraine will be in a much different position. and what is it, rory?

specifically that zalinski says he needs fuller at the moment you crane is limping through winter with most people are existing on just a few hours of electricity a day. all of the country's thermal power plants have been damaged in some way. recently by russian strikes. so basically what zalinski is asking for at the moment is the wherewithal to repair that damage to fix the power generators, or to bring in a diesel generators to help get people through or to your mens. the set that the power grid to have an early d lighting, low energy lighting so that people can have illumination in their homes. that kind of basic stuff. but he's also asking for gas because there's not enough gas to heat people's home. so 2000000000, a cubic meters of, of, of gas is what he's asking for to get through the winter. and then of course, there's the weaponry,

is asking for button tanks. he's asking for modern rocket systems. he's asking for longer range missiles that something that the west has been reluctant to give ukraine thus far. but there are signs the at, at he is a shifting or in western capitals because of these recent rounds of strikes by russia against ukraine's energy grid. ben wallace, the you case defense minister said on monday that he was sir open minded, about supplying longer range missiles to ukraine. if so, if attacks on a civilian infrastructure, a continued and there are murmurs with in washington, that attitude could be shifting as well about supplying longer range missiles to ukraine. or i, roy, thanks to that aurora challenge that in keep in agree. ah, so choose days. well compassion, we'll see a semi final showdown between argentina and croatia. the match is that we sell

stadium and will pitt to the greatest pleasure to wear and number 10, jesse against each other. argentina's, leonor messy and courageous luke a moderate, both want to be crowned champions. for the 1st time, it's what's likely to be their final well top appearance. let's get the latest out of doha. now it had to, to work if at these loc, pitches out of the marketplace where fans and things like that company. the 2nd funds have been flood control, the total natasha can name is amongst the natasha. well, less than 12 hours away. now the 1st semi final is never our fans prepared. but let's start with the croatian fans. many feel this is the moment for croatia to sort of redeem itself in 2018 at the world. caught it, went to the final it last to russia. but during this world cup, the team has been kind of a tireless rival, a tireless team,

able to out play. it's rivals even when the matches have gone into extra time. even when the matches have gone to penalty kicks and you have to remember that croatia is a country of less than 4000000 people. it gained independence 31 years ago. and the coaches said, despite all of that, it has managed to become a real football phenomenon. a real force and the croatians are hoping to this time when the world cup, the corporations are still arriving. we spoke to a number of people who just landed this morning. they took a charter flight, they said they'll go home after the match. winner lose one man told us he spent $2500.00 for his ticket. the old nation, it's already so proud are our team they. they did unbelievable things in the last world cup. so whatever happened tonight, we're gonna be happy to be out in december. so, but wants to, when you come to service, let's make to step more, right to,

to be on the top on the world for the argentinian, they have had a consistent presence here. that's our 2022, their energy and their enthusiasm felt in the souk on the streets of doha and certainly in the stadiums. it is estimated that about 50000 argentinians have come to cut our 2020 to some saving for years. and they're now talking about a possibility, the real possibility that argentina could when it's 3rd world cup the last time they were able to do that was in 1986. 1 of the things you are sure to hear in the stadium tonight is argentinian fan saying mass c, mass c, referring to 35 year old lee and all messy is a star player for the argentinians. he's been to 5 world cuts, but never has he gone home with the world cup trophy and the argentinians really feel that this is

a legacy building moment. and they hope that he will leave cutter as a winner, as part of a winning team that has won the world cup kind of touch. we'll see how it all comes out from your name. that will have much more calls in a special well comp coverage with gemini, shouldn't smell in a few minutes. 7 minutes, 1030 jim t ah, that before that south africa's parliament is set to decide whether to adopt a damning report on the president. if they do, it could lead to impeachment proceedings against so rams plaza and in the independent panel has found he may have violated his oath of office. majority of m . p a dot the report, parliament will then appoint an impeachment committee. ceramic was a came to power on an anti corruption platform,

but now he is accused of covering the theft of millions of dollars in undeclared cash from his game farm in 2020, an independent inquiry concluded he may be guilty of misconduct and may have violated anti corruption laws, the president has denied any wrong thing. and last week, the top leaders of the governing african national congress backed him. they resolved to reject the report during today's proceedings. the n c holding 230 of the 400 seats in parliament. the motion will only part of dozens of impedes vote against the party light at let's bring in that and a couple of young zia quantify. in cape town, he's a member of the united democratic movement and a member of parliament. a great to have you here, sir. with on the program. so you are in opposition, so i imagine you will be voting for the report to be adopted and for the president to then be impeached there. right. not without a doubt, suddenly we have mobilized system position parties to vote in favor or for the report so that the president can be impeached. the bottom line here is that in

south africa, we're grappling with the challenge of a 1000000000 that president that has gone drug. for example, the report you cited the, the expert panel report only just 6 to advise parliament about the next course of action that parliament should take. not the report clearly stipulates that the president is an impeachable case to answer to the very same institution that elected him into office parliament, the national assembly. and all that this process is going to ensure, once we vote in favor of that impeachment process to commence, it means the president will ever for put unit to actually state his side of the store to which is what he has been refusing to do. despite the new matter support unit is that we've given him to we're in question sessions and other medic, kenneth sims, but i available at our disposal to hold the president wilcox. okay. well, the thing is that lee and say and see have i don't have a majority, has been started, jump in there. but just, just to clarify this, the and see have a significant majorities over impeachment to happen. dozens of agency members would have to step out of line. that's pretty unlikely. it's not me. it's not even going

to get too impatient as it though the, the bottom line is, remember, the panel report says as an in an advisory capacity. so it's imposed to recommend to parliament a course of action. the president has been saying for the longest booty wants to be given a failed. what you needed to say decide on the story. once paula men say hypothetically speaking, were to vote in favor of that process to commence. it means then the president would have an opportunity to state his side of the story. gave us all the evidence detail. all the information that he thinks might be mitigating seca. constance's on his pot in order for that caught me to be able to make up its mind as to whether or not that you'd recommended the national assembly, whether the president should be impeached. if you want accountability did means that you must be transparent enough and be able to it to present yourself to situations where you're going to be asked difficult questions. and the president is avoiding and trying to run away from doing that. and so is the ed governing body, the african national congress? it always talks,

accountability bug when an opportunity presents itself. they walk the other way that this what we're seeing now is in line with what the agency has been doing for the longest, put way. it deals with the nation's problems, less according to national interests and more according to not a partisan interest. and if you're like at times and more, according to the primitive doctrine that might, is right. with a lot of like what all you collect is article genuine. and we're going to run other tons of disney decided get another question and apologize to jump in. but the president, of course, has all this is trumped up and he's innocent that non regular with friends was payment at for buffalo's at bought by a businessman. the bottom line is it, do you think he will be impeach is, is it going to happen? even it is not impeached now because the president is the ain says, decided to close ranks around him that defend him. he will be removed from office. they did the same thing to former president zima and true pressure and public pressure were able to remove him will remove him even if it's not via the impeachment process over even via the motion of no contract and stuff. but the

bottom line is that he will be held, store account, ultimately, and is going to face the music that goes without saying a lot of global challenges, a democracy economy resilience in the face of climate change. and so for the, this must be having a negative effect on saw the crucified dental no, no, certainly certainly we're not even able to focus on that. some of the resolutions like that dr. during comp 27 in egypt that talk about even just transition from from fossil fuel energy is one example to death to renewable energy. we're not even able to have that discussion and to discuss as to what kind of budget the requirements are going to be needed and commitments in order for us to realize those objectives. but what disappoints us were greatly that most african leaders are more focusing on the resources that should be available for the damages caused by climate change, their countries, without ensuring that they are able to maintain existing infrastructure and put infrastructure in place. that will quantize people about the dangers of climate change in how,

what kind of behavioral changes we need to undertake in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. and we're not even able to have the discussion about how that just dresses transition process is going to take lessons along with us. because you have 10 hours of load chatting in south africa because of missile of agency and the mismanagement gender love to south africa economy. so even if you are not to look at just the, the paula paula report to farm gate scandal. there are other issues where you look at the general performance of the south african president and his cabinet when it comes to the common, which is dismal, or as actually merely taken favor of us at some point. moving at motion of no confidence. okay, right. we'll leave it there, do appreciate your time. so thank you very much in the for jonas and cover yamazik onqua. thank you so much. much obliged to thank of him. thank you. to lead here. we'll have more on the young american football players. is my vanity

with with the atlantic weather still diving into europe being diverted down towards the mediterranean, mostly because sitting in the middle underneath is verified pressure is persistent, cold air has been really cold. you know, there's been snow injected into as well. for example, disruptive stoning of this wasn't quite said, bob, that's greenwich in the significance, no felony, helsinki yesterday and the day before, that's the picture, then dance reported also. fair amount of snow has fallen pretty. it may well be now the edge of it is still there. in the south of france through switzerland, particularly in the alps. and that'll keep going as snow, but south, of course it's right, and we've had significant rain in portugal, it's been more flooding and in spite of the forecasts less to choose, i expect more of the same now it keeps going. this general direction, we seen recent flooding in turkey, that could be repeated again in turkey,

possibly in greece, because this is the concentration of rain. north of that, the snow is confined to the east inside of ukraine maybe goes out through moscow as well. rather less vigorous in scandinavia, all the british isles that take you through to wednesday. what you'll see is a layer of snow once again, covering the ground in germany, probably austria check republic. and also once again, poland, the temperatures are remain very low. ah ah, the move ah,

ah. the semi finals off finally upon a welcome long while they on gemini and i'm far as small plenty to talk about today including all eyes on leno massey as he continues his quest to win the world cup at his 5th and final attempt with argentina. but they'll have to get pos to probation to reach the final with the new promot rich in co, out to spoil the party. will hear from the next generation of dollars in morocco expired by their teams runs. but i mean, finals here in katara and far is outnumbered by jealous. that is, joining us in the seo with,

we are counting down to the bus that me on 2022 options, you know, heading to their class with her a shout. and so if they do have any favorite, good long live of course, will be on the little bessie the sample with when i for, for the very 1st time and what will likely be his final. well, i'll just, you know, i'll cute, i'm jumping the last fine with this is by hoping that campaign will shock to face and saudi arabia. well, a bit of a bit of yo, we are expecting a very tough match against the squad. that is really mean the would be, the crucial team are a great group, a great team, and we'll make our lives very hard. so it's another huge day for lena massey. theresa bo has more money, sorry. i didn't in 8th, completely paralyzed doing the world cup. there's excitement and there is hope that

argentina has real chances to win the world cup. we're here in b, jeff yodeep. this is the place we're argentina's football legend, the eagle marijuana was born and this is also the place where he started playing football. there's lots of pride in argentina's national team. it is the one thing that unites all argentine and it is the one thing that makes argentinians proud. we've been talking to some of the people here in visa, beauty about the world cup, about the national team i. leander alone is an artist here in visa, 42, and he says that new might, i, lorna was much more than african yogurt, almost any bunch of them if another one or 2 steps away from celebrating again, it's been almost 40 years since we want the world culture people leave it very intensely, is the 1st one of our deal, camaro doyle, and generous lot of feelings for us that are hard to explain. i didn't see it as a country where high poverty rates with inequality and visa is not an exception.

many of the footballers in this country come from poor areas such as this, when many of the members of argentina national team come from places such as this one, where the football field do not have grass but soil just like the one that you can see. right here we've been talking to some of the children that live in this place and they say that they would love to follow the steps of the messy of until the mighty year and other members of the national team. a cinema who messy has more football than merit. donna playing football makes me emotional. it makes me happy. throughout his career. united macy has been compared with all my loan. i who died back in 2020. and that's why or lies i don't mess yet. on his capacity to lead argentina's team to victory by people here are telling us that this time messy won't be alone, that he'll be getting help from the eagle. my lorna, from heaven, there is,

i will. i'll just cedar. what are cited as far as getting his opponents co aisha electric to reach and back to back. fine. having been runners up in 2018 their into their samuel center penalties shoot at winds in the previous 2 rounds. bratia acknowledge they are the underdogs. but think all the pressure is on argentina, me spoken with. we are among the forbush teams in the world. that is an extraordinary success to croatia. it is a great thing to be among the 4 bush national teams to weld caps in a row. however, we want more, we are playing the great argentina, a terrific team, lead by lunacy. they are highly motivated, but they're under greater pressure in croatia at this particular moment in time. let's get more contact on this game now with the johnson, with

games o one and last often by the very finest of margins that funded the margins, the greater the heartbreak for the loses. brazil and benevolence would have daily wanted to been playing in this game, but they were stopped by to penalty say even go. hi i'm samantha johnson. this is woke up one o one. so here we are. a 1st 2022 woke up semi final croatia major to the final unless you're 4 years ago watching tina have won the competition twice. but to get they have 2 men in particular to thank away. she has dominic liver coverage and argentina's any lots. net. all these penalties are a lottery, but martinez was short of brilliant against the dutch and liver coach efforts. not only kept them in the game against brazil, but in short, that 6 argentina we'll be looking to martinez or the more now because 2 of the key defenders 2 of them was don't determine players won't be there. console him on to you put so hard. he led to win be corporate america final last year. focus acount

is equally tough. he grew up playing bear 1st on stony grasses, patches of land. neither will appear against croatia. they picked up too many other cards that would encourage locomotive rich, gracious captain. these 37 now, and this is likely to be his last welcome watch. out for bruno petrovich, striker who got them to draw a gates, brazil to force the penalty shootout. but standing right opposite them will be couples. magician, nino messy static fans and around them will be argentine is huge, exuberant fan base. expect skill expect could it's it's like drama and above all expect an electric atmosphere. ah, what spring in our gas jama? now in argentina, have been accused of poor sportsmanship during their game against the netherlands. argentina, do have a huge fan base here, but do you think neutral supporters will now be cheering against them? maybe some nor charles. yes, but i don't think it will affect that much,

for example, in the stadium and low sale. i don't think a lot of people would change the support. it's sure that the, that the picture was so the had, the lack of us for one shape of argentina celebrating in front of some players, rainbows crying. but if you put that in context, the ina, in and knock out, stay just extra time penalties. and you look what happened just before that, it's that the netherland player to trying to put pressure on, on the gentleman of all that took don't kick of the penalty. i seen you can more or less understand that the explosion of joy, maybe a lack of a sperm and ship, and i don't think there will be a lot of people changing say those because of that demo croatia, do you go into this is under dogs, which will suit them, they thrive amanda dogs tagged and they the pressure will be all on argentina cam. a coat with that expectations, especially with this being massey's lawful cup. yes. well 1st i understand the gray shirt. they want to be the on their dogs. but a former runner ups, i don't think you can consider that. yes,

it's sure they are more country for millions and, and no one was expecting them in the semi finals, but i wouldn't consider them on their dogs. as for our gen, tina, they would have favorites, but that doesn't fit in the opening game against all the avia. i think they would put them a little bit in a lower position. they have a lot of expectations. they always had the fact that they wanted a co america thing takes out a little bit of this pressure and reaching these stages where brazil be to rival terminal there. it's already kind of a success. so as kaloni has shown flexibility in picking the players, and i think he will keep doing that in these se 2 games or one that they have left while let shift to focus on to the 2nd semi final. now in morocco, people are unsurprisingly celebrating their national team reaching the last 4 here in katara. the era been african world are pending their hopes on the atlas lines,

beating france and making it to the final hashem. i'll have our reports from robot . this buddy was a wising football star in morocco, but a few weeks before the 1986 world cup in mexico. he injured his leg, his teammates went on to make history witching of the last 16. if 1st for an arab and african nation 36 years later, dress what remains full of passion for football is yes. i want these young players to become stars and when they grow up, remember that i never stopped even when the injury shifted my dreams. many of the young players at his foot will academy have been inspired by the atlas lion's impressive journey at cut off 2022. 0 thank when good neighbors go. i want to become a famous footballer and make my country known all over the world. send me home, sarah harkins,

when william harkins yet is my hero. i am inspired by his elegant and combative style. i want to be like him in the future. the in the moroccan team started as one of the under dogs in this world cup. but as they progressed, their popularity has sky rocketed nowhere more so than here tow for us young people to give us a hope andrea, we never dream about having the moroccan now and the american team to be qualified 1st. i mean, the 1st round linda took a while now. when dreaming, nobody, it were agreement as it were going for the come. death is not just meeting friends though is a prevailing sense of national pride. this is one of those rare moments when people set aside their worries about growing inflation and foot weiss's millions of people, not just hillary morocco,

but across africa and the out of world hoping the atlas lions can achieve what was considered almost impossible a few weeks ago. looking a place in the world cup. final question about about algebra roberts, let's get more than on wednesdays is and we find out between rock and france but joined by crystal palace assistant manager, ocean roberts. he's also the former technical director for the moroccan and national team ocean. thank you very much for your time. now, you spent 2 years in the moroccan set out. did you see anything then that would indicate they'd make it this fall is a success. a surprise even fee. well certainly during my time, it was clear to see morocco was the country that had all this wraps unfulfilled potential at all levels of football. but there's been a serious investment into football in morocco over the last decade.

and that potential, of course, we thought, you know, qualifying for the woke up, maybe qualifying to get out of the group into the last 16 would be a good achievement. but to reach the semi final of the welcome stuff of dreams. really. this generation of players are inspiring the whole country. so it's a, it's a wonderful a team and whether got to so far and hopefully it has amended. yeah, exactly as an incredible achievement, isn't it? now, during your time in morocco, what did you learn about the passion for football that always such a passionate country for football, 40000000 people who play and watch football on a regular basis. they know they're football, their passionate fans, and all the young boys and girls play in their locality wherever you go on the

fields on the beaches. everybody plays the beautiful game. so everybody falls in love with football in morocco and now that they have an infrastructure and a structure in place that allows these players to develop that solid place to go into the academies at the clubs and into the academy of my mom and see son into the regional academies that are being built now by the federation, it gives the young players of a morocco, a wonderful opportunity to develop can become international players. and of course now with this generation, it's going to be that inspiration for young players to be the next ones to, to make history. so it's a wonderful time for, for, for. ready morocco, but it hasn't happened by accident and there's a lot of hard work that's been achieved by the federation over recent years. but as we see, this generation has,

as so much potential. and it wasn't realized in recent years. but now that they've got this camera, read the spirit amongst them. they play with emotion, they play with heart. and we've seen such joy that they brought to, to, to morocco, to the country and to africa. and we are well. and that what chance to give them again is from say, obviously hasn't fantastic results. we know we, they have this amazing defense that the friendships they have. kane and i yeah, of course, you know, i think everybody would have expected to get to the final, again in this world cup. so it's going to be difficult for morocco, but you know, if you look at the back 5, go keep going on the back or the old play for big clubs they've, they've got big careers and big experience. so that gives you a really good foundation. but, you know, when the, when you look at the clean sheets on the defensive strengths of morocco,

it really starts with a friend 3 with the hard work, the work rate of to fall in missouri and z. s. it really starts with 3 up front. and of course, they've got the engines, a member back in the field which are, which are important. so their strengths really has been that they're really solid and very difficult to break down. and all the, all they have talented players who can break quickly that can keep possession and get them out of the field. so, you know, it's not going to be easy for france. because historically, friends have found it difficult playing against african seen to play with emotion or really are, you know, fired up for these type of games. and, of course morocco being, the underdog will love that sort of feeling they will play with the same passion. they've got this one opportunity to make it to the final that they've beaten big

teams already. they will draw lots of confidence from that. so we will be interesting and hopefully will be a close skate. that 1st of all, the longer the game goes, the better for morocco that without conceiving ago, the longer it goes without to go the better for morocco i feel and they will draw confidence from that. so it's important, you know, that they get a really good start in this case. and then you can go from strength to strength. but with the spirit that they, i'm the momentum that they have. you know, i sent me one back against morocco getting to the fine. and just a briefing with you all crystal palace, hassle now. of any of the american squads or any players from any of the size actually call you or i or patrick arizona out of the january chance the window. i think it's been an excellent book. many teams up in preston, the preston post crystal palace being an english renovated club will always be in

the market place for the johnny re trucks. the window is always a difficult window traditionally. so we'll have to wait and see what transpires in that window. yes, we look forward to seeing what business you might do in january or shower of it's there. crystal palace, assistant manager, and former technical director for the american national team at thank you very much for your thoughts version or we're going to go to live pictures. now, and this is the scene outside allogeneic stadium at the moment where moroccan fans are turning it up for a chance to get some free tickets. american football federation gave away thousands of tickets ahead of their quarter final 16 flights have been put on for fans, traveling from morocco to katara for wednesday's game against france and jemma. let's just get your thoughts on this. because morocco fans have been such a huge presence here in categories throughout the tournament,

we've all met them encountered them. how much of morocco's success do you think comes down to the fans and a lot i think i think it has inspired the players. i mean, they have a lot of talent, they invest that us, our goal was to say no, but i think that's extra factor. jim and i were witnessed at how they weren't the 12 month stations and it was amazing. so i think they, they brought in their queue moments in the difficult mom as an extra times penalties. they brought the boost of energy that you need to, to keep on fighting. so i see they have been quite a key factor for morocco and talking of key factors for america, we have to have a what we'll want to grumpy. well, the job he's done. he's been in charge less than full month. yeah. it's, it's amazing. she felt he wouldn't have enough time to, to put his ideas on the play or some of them are new, like he was on there. and i think we have to give a lot of grade too,

to these manager who that has made history for, for africa. as well, because he trusted a lot of play it for one of the board, me more local a he brought them all together. has that enormous feeling of togetherness, that's been key, as well as a 12 month factor we're talking about and they know you know what that is going to play morocco a strong defensive fast counter attack, and exasperating the rival. they beat that with, with se crecia, with belgium, with spain. they have been great in doing this. all right, well that's all we've got time for me. so thank you both, john, i was best, we are back at 1313 gmc with a much more load up the see. they sent me final discussion. that mouth watering showdown between messy and moderate jazz. argentina face croatia before place in the file, but it is the time now about to get back to nick clock in the news. thanks very

much. i've heard your with thank you over exactly. and still ahead here on out 0 white gloss player enough going to sun fear that industry is dying and are appealing to the government for hell. ah, december on al jazeera, the be the lease 1st world car takes place in cattle with $32.00 countries, battling it out for sports biggest prize, immersive personal short documentaries, africa direct returns. showcasing african stories from african filmmakers. a made a deep political crisis and worsening economic conditions to museum goes to the poles just months after a contented constitutional referendum combating the climate on nature crises, earth rise makes the people who believe global systems must change as the year draws to a close. we look back on the events that have shaped the news and look ahead to next year,

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