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summit as a looks the counter russian and chinese influence on the continent. more proto, some for lewis supporters, a fios the president hedrick osteo demand. his release will be live in lima. and the former boss of one of the largest crypto currency funds is charged with defrauding investors. after being arrested in the bahamas, it's just past 1800 hours gmc, that's 9 p. i'm right here in del how, where argentina and croatia will face off for a place in the world cup final, in less than an hour. the match at lou sales stadium pits, 2 of the greatest players to wear a number, 10 jersey against each other. lino messy and lucca mudrinich. both want to be crown champion for the 1st time at what's likely to be their final world cup appearance.

let's get a feel of what's happening in the build up to the game. we have marin versak is in zagreb. alexey o'brien isn't though hubbard 1st. let's bring in to raise a bow. she's joining us from about one as i or is there is a bow. how excited are people in what us? aries, hulu, i let me tell you, this country has come to a full stop. i was just talking to people who have left their offices, their jobs, cool. they're sending children early back to their homes, them on many other things, which is what it shows what football means for this country. what the world cup means for this country. what the national team means for argentinians were here on this plaza where people are gathering to watch the game. it is expected that thousands of people will be attending. here with the i will be selected that they are in tina tissue wearing mess his name and. 7 and your name, if you struggle throughout his career with being compared to argentina as national football star, diego, my other one on people are hoping that you'd be able to deliver what might i don't i did back in 1986 when he won the world cup for argentina, long side,

other members of course, of argentina, national team back then. so all eyes are on me, see people lovely on a messy. they love what he has become. he went from being very, very fast. and they said that right now that the la city is being replaced with a white wisdom. that's what they see on the field. and that's why they hope will bring argentina, feel victory today. all right, her is i thank you so much. her is about giving us the scene from one us. i reads for more and how things are building up in croatia. we can now talk to al jazeera marian verse that she's joining us from zagreb. so where you are, i suppose the temperatures are below freezing, but it's not stopping creation fans from coming to watch and to support their team . yeah, absolutely. the temperature is something below 0, but that doesn't prevent fans flocking. coming up here in the center city on the main square, there are a couple of hundreds of them coming in,

jerseys wearing flags, singing songs. and they are hoping for the same thing. i like to call it before me told me that the l. m 10. but not leon, l messy luca mortgage from gratian side will be the one who's going to be victorious after this match of this. that semi final now traditionally displaced is always backed in summers. traditionally, when i say also in 1998, a gray shot one that the bronze medal in france, they can 2nd or 4 years ago in russia all the phones here. i think that the grey shell so can skip organ argentina and go to the final once again. ok, marin, we will certainly be watching to see what happens. thank you so much for the time being for that update from zagreb will now get a taste of the atmosphere and the build up to the battle. alexey o'brien is standing by for us, a bill of sale boulevard. so it's,

it's less than an hour away. alexi, what's the atmosphere like where you are? well, i have to say it has been a very exciting here on sale. boulevard is about a channel 15 minute walk from the stadium and i'm gonna be, wow, we have just seen thousands and thousands of people streaming down towards the stadium has a capacity of about 88000 people know a huge space that bill and doesn't know what i've seen the blue and white a prominently that can't get rid of a huge band by about 35 to 40000 b, lois from hodgen tainer itself, many more from around the world. a huge number of support from within a, you know, mesa is a popular guy, but again, this is the battle of to not maintains macy and moderate with white, as you say, just dr. now, anal below kick off,

because they've been getting down to one night in just a few hours until we know when they get bottles, spots. all right, thank you so much, alexia ryan, reporting for us from the sale boulevard in dell. so we will have much more in our special world cup coverage with your whole pathic thoughts coming up at 18. 30 g m t will move on to other news now and tell you about what's being held as a potential game changer in the field of clean energy. the u. s. has announced what it's calling a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion. the department of energy says scientists carried out an experiment using the technology, producing more energy than it consumed. fusion is seen as a potential clean power source that could revolutionize the energy sector. last week at the lawrence livermore national laboratory and california scientists at the national ignition facility achieve diffusion ignition. and that is creating more

energy from fusion reactions than the energy used to start the process. it's the 1st time it has ever been done in a laboratory anywhere in the world. simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century. so advocates say that if the technology is perfected, then it can provide the limitless, clean energy call and make her explains how it works. nuclear fusion is joining adams together at high speeds. it's what happens in the sun and it releases huge amounts of energy. scientists have wanted to replicate that process since the dawn of the nuclear age. unlike vision, power fusion does not dump dangerous radioactive material into the environment, and it doesn't produce carbon emissions. it does need extreme conditions, very hot, very pressurized, and it's difficult to sustain. however, it cannot cause

a chain reaction. if the process fails, it simply shuts down. as well as the u. s. france, china and the u. k. all have invested billions of dollars into this research, but they're still decades away from delivering a system that works. many experiments use a machine called a took a mac, which looks like a donor, and uses powerful magnets to contain the reaction. another uses a modified canon to smash 2 targets together in california, scientists have fired a powerful laser. the size of a building at a ball of hydrogen isotopes, smaller than a p, the p implodes, fusing to make new elements. and the force that was holding them together is released as energy that can be captured and converted to electricity. we've been hearing announcements about fusion for years, but this time scientists say they have generated more energy than they used in the process. which could be good news for the planet. a court in france as jailed 8

people for their roles in the attack in the southern city of niece. in 201686 people were killed and hundreds injured. when a truck drove through crowd celebrating frances national holiday, the attack was later cleaned by iso. the 3 highest profile defendants received sentences of between 12 and 18 years for helping the man who drove the truck. he was shot dead by police at the scene. ukraine's allies have pledged a $1000000000.00 in aid to help him get through the winter. that's his russian forces continued to target energy facilities. dozens of countries on institutions answered an appeal by president vladimir zalinski during a donor conference in paris, where we challenged says more from keith, ukraine's 1st lady helena zalinski was on a mission to paris to shore up support. she and prime minister denis schmiel were keith's talk emissaries at this solidarity conference, 70 countries and institutions gathered in the french capital to ensure ukraine has

what it needs to survive the winter. the only media losses right now. the urgency is to support ukraine in people. india capacity to resist, to allow ukraine to go through this long winter. we wanted to organize together this conference called standing with ukrainian people, and we wanted the results to be very concrete. what roches missile and drone attacks on energy facilities have damaged every thermal power plant in ukraine. millions of people have just a handful of hours of electricity each day. fixing this is a priority that gave it. there is a thought with how supplies could cost around 800000000 years. it's a lot, but the price is significantly less than the cost of the blackout for us in ukraine . entry in total. more than $1000000000.00 in aid was pledged $400000000.00 for energy. the rest for water, food, health,

and transport. ukrainians are understandably proud of the way they've defended themselves against russia's invasion. but they know that without help from friends and allies, their position would be much, much weaker. external assistance is one of the main contingencies of this war. it's a lifeline for the ukrainians, and they know they have to keep it flowing. for example, and the faster the better says timothy miller vaughan of. but the former economic development minister and president for the key of school of economics insists ukraine will keep fighting regardless with only generators in the spring. we need them now. we don't need solar panels or next fall. we need them in the spring. ah, but the even was out that i think that's a mistake. a lot of people say we're making they think are the decisions are made. her may be in moscow or in b gene or in washington. the decisions are made on the ground. we have the people here who want to be free and they are willing to die for it with or without support

of the world. he can see thankfully for ukrainians. support continues to flow. rory talents, how da 0 key if ah, he was president joe biden is attempting to counter growing chinese and russian influence in africa. he's invited dozens of african leaders to washington d. c. for a 3 day summit. it's the biggest international gathering in the u. s. capital, since we started a coven, 19 pandemic. biden's also expected to use the event to announce new s, support for the african union, becoming a permanent member of the g 20. she had baton c and joining us from the summit in washington dc. so talk us through what's, what's on the agenda she have out. well, we're going to have this trauma sensor from, from the u. s. we understand just a quick note where with

a we check out this demonstration that's outside the summit. whole, this one is against the ethiopian prime minister, who is leading one of the 49 delegations here in washington dc. but yes, what we expect is the u. s. making its case that you don't have to choose what we know. we're here for stable development in africa. we understand each african nation has its j strategic priorities. and as you said we, we have a, a selection of, of, of gambits that the u. s. a is offering and $55000000000.00 for africa for the next 3 years. membership of the g 20 for the i used to south africa is already represented all the g 20 will to support for a permanent member from africa and the un security council. also some sort of special representative to be, to be appointed to receive us african relations. it's all very well the reaction we've got through some very well will took you so long as other nations of been talking about some of these, these, these ideas of raf rica being represented on intellectual bodies for a lot longer. so in fact, in some ways,

it's sort of highlight the fact that you'll start late to this not, not least, to post it so late when it comes to relations as compared to china, russia, turkey, the, you a, all these countries, sorry it's, it's a, it's a tough time, i think, i think i'd summarize it, summarize the mood, his skeptical, skeptical bounced the u. s. a suddenly change. i'm only a few weeks ago. i was of the you and them. when african nations abstain from un security council resolutions on ukraine, for example, we knew the u. n. a basta was reported to be scolding african nations for that decision to have things really changed and that amount of time. i think there's a certain amount of scepter. there's also that about that sense to look when ukraine needs billions of dollars, you can send it immediately with us. you know, we, we really haven't been a great priority and you'll think this is all gonna change over the next 3 years with 55000000000 dollars. there are no bilateral meetings plans within biden. and african leaders will, they were told that they will be substantive little moments, not some quotes from the white house between biden and individual leaders by will

be out the summits over the course of thursday and the lead of summit. so i guess that's we'll see the substantial little moments and we'll see the charm offensive. really go into high gear as also a state dinner or the said dinner for the african nations on wednesday night as well. all right, thank you so much. she have returns for that, i think from washington, dc. well, earlier i spoke to the us national security council spokesman john caribbean. he says that the u. s. is concerned about the influence of russia and china in the region. the difference is that when the united states comes to the table, we don't just come with a dollar figure, although that we are and it's a significant one. it's coming with added commitment 55000000000 over 3 years. it's not just a check that we're caching. it's going to be followed up to make sure that we're delivering on what we promise. and we're not asking nations throughout the african continent to choose between united states and china, or the united states and russia. they have to make these decisions for themselves. their sovereign states, we respect that that you finance conference is really about their needs. and mr.

kirby china already has direct state involvement in africa through loans and infrastructure projects, from ports to power stations, as are very well aware. so this might, must make it much harder for the us to compete because china has effectively outpaced washington when it comes to africa. i think, you know, you talking to many of our african partners that they'll tell you that they have become fairly dissatisfied with all those chinese loans because they're starting to come do. and it's actually impoverishing many states rather than enriching them rather than giving them a chance to look after their own prosperity. that's not the way the united states is approaching it, nor is it are the g 7. again, this, this partnership for global investment, that's going to be really an innovation that's going to really be about investing in their capabilities and in their future and allowing them to prosper from it. that's the difference. on the national security front, how important is it to have these leaders in washington,

d. c. because the u. s. must see africa as an essential to its national security due to the presence of armed groups like boca hot, i'm in west africa and shabba as well. there are certain certainly r u. s. national security interests at stake throughout the continent as they are at stake throughout other parts of the world. latin america, the middle east, certainly europe, right now. we certainly have national security interests here, but so do they. so do these countries, and these are the kinds of concerns that they also want to bring to the table and talk about. and they will find in the united states, a willing partners, certainly as sympathetic year and a willingness to continue to help them address these challenges. let's make the questioning, who's the director of research at the cofi and on international peacekeeping training center. he's joining us from across to discuss the african liter summit in washington, d. c. welcome to al jazeera, mr. and i'm also when i spoke to john kirby earlier on, he told me that the u. s. had orchestrated the agenda that was going to take place

with the help of african union countries and what was important for them. what do you think is important for the countries in attendance and what will be achieved really to make a difference between talking to the needs of africa as to what's really important to them. and what married african people. ready specification of what it's important. if you look at the agenda, i don't think it speaks to africans consent as about deepening the law. they're respectful to my rides, the fight that gives corruption. you know, the centering and african states out there lived experiences. and

i think the rhetorical flourishes in the i see and in their speech that have been given. so read this fundamental sense about whether the u. s. it's really interested in regaining their last crowd to russia. and china and how it comes to itself as a credible, willing to implement what is read and willing to allow the african states to develop a corporate starting point. be a starting point in terms of looking at the issues that you say are important to people in africa, democracy, human rights, etc. i don't think so. we've had it where, you know, in clinton we had, it was kind of calls me spectrum

was an elite all by himself. and now we are hearing this time to meet is paula washington. min promises who know accountable and to live and to west as soon it's not for the appointment, because at this our day, who are willing to pick up and turn in russia, we are seeing said, jen, russia voting packets in the us are very clear. that appointment is in terms of how we perceive rush yes, research against. so what about the liter? forgive me just for the sake of time, let me jump in there. what about the leaders and attend the shooting that will be speaking in a unified african force, or will they be representing their own interests and their own country? to be will be very difficult except those who are in the front

line of the war against terror and violence extremism. yes, that does do this president for sure. and i've been nothing much. it's going to come. all right, we'll leave it there. thank you so much. for speaking to us from across it's always a good purchase. as many as 180 people have been killed by flooding intention, so that's the capital of the democratic republic of congo. a main road collapse during heavy rains on tuesday. 15000000 people live in the city on the congo river and many homes are shanty houses, built in flood prone areas. the death toll is expected to rise. major roads and parts of peru remain blocked by protesters who are demanding new elections and the release of the former president petro castillo. at least 5 people had been killed in dozens injured in days of demonstrations that began last week. when castillo was in peach and the rest of the government of mexico, argentina, bolivia,

and columbia have criticize, has removal saying it's a violation of his human and judicial rights. but on a sanchez is joining us from the ma with an update. many areas in the country remain isolated marianna, because of the protests. so how was the government been responding? yes, doreen in fay, in the face of his social unrest in the country. a precedent the novel and want of the house is just a few minutes ago. spoken a not on national tv, but to, to the press. and that's been aired everywhere where she has pleaded for help. she spoke in a feminine gender, directing her words to the women of the country st. please help me. this is a transition, a government of transition. she said that she's only been 4 days, 5 days in office. and she has asked already to call to bring up front early elections if for 2024 there are

a lot of different things that have to be done to election for elections to be held . so this is kind of the earliest the time when elections, new elections can be held. but in the meantime, you know what dorothy has formed a crisis committee. she has sent her defends and interior minister to open up a dialogue with a different of groups in the country. the 1st place they've went is to add a keep aware yesterday approach testers, the several thousands of them took over at the international airport there. now they have the minister of defense said that to is the govern. government wants to ensure that the roads that are blocked will be cleared because commerce is very important for the country. now this a group of envoys to add a keep ice on their way to go to school where i'll also the airport has been close and then they will go to on the why left,

where we have seen the most serious protests on the a larger number of people did, there is a lot of concern of what is happening, of course, and they are hoping that that they can establish some dialogue, but there are no leaders, so it will be a difficult, very difficult task for this government for now doreen. okay, thank you so much. marianna, for that update from lima. us financial authorities have charged the founder of the collapse crypto currency exchange s t x with fraud. the securities and exchange commission says sam bank when fried, use customer's money as his personal piggy bank. it alleges he spent it on luxury property on political donations bank when fried was arrested in the bahamas on monday. he's being held, pending extradition. gabriel is on the as more his lawyers are flying down to the bahamas as we speak to meet with him as

r. u. s. prosecutors expect the u. s. prosecutor is going to ask the, the bahamas officials to extradite him to the us as soon as possible. and he will be most likely coming here to new york to face charges. charges that are now growing. by the minute, if you will, the securities and exchange commission overnight or early this morning announcing that they are filing a civil charges for security fraud. they say that he built a house of cards on a foundation of deception in their announcement of these charges. and then he's also facing, of course, his criminal charges that came down on monday. but the southern district of new york, these are the very serious ones, is expected to space wire and securities fraud, add it all up. and if convicted, he could face decades in prison. now for his part sam, pigment freed has been speaking to the media over the last several days before he was arrested. and he said that he denies any wrong doing. he said that he certainly

made some mistakes, but that he, he claims he had no idea that any fraud was ever taking place. the european parliament has stripped one of his vice president of her duties after she was accused of receiving bribes. greek m. e. p. ever kailey was arrested after belgian authorities found bags of cash in her home. it was part of an investigation into a legend attempt by a golf state, named by belgian and greek media as cats are to influence parliament decisions, cats are, has denied any involvement. south africa and parliament has voted against adopting the findings for damning report on president cyril around the post. an independent panel concluded he may have violated his oath of office. the inquiry was launched after rome. a post was accused of covering up the theft of millions of dollars in undeclared cash from his game farm and 2020. still ahead on the al jazeera news, our can less see make more football history. we have the latest on the 1st of the

2022 world cup, semi final after the break. ah . the weather is getting worse and worse. it's a fair description in the east mediterranean. so if it's affecting turkey in the levant, we've had flash flooding already in western took, you might see some more next day or so that will come across cyprus, towards the coast of syria and lebanon. they can see is forecast middle of cyprus. this is going to be a sundry one of the next 2 days, and then a brighter look for friday. and beyond that, if you looked at doha, the cont, contrast here was settled whether once was briefly got cold in clarity. it's now fine temperature slowly rising in a light wind next 3 days, which more or less represents most of the raping play. so the few shall still

potentially then south with the sadie west in yemen. and those few showers that come across iraq showing up on the radio mountains. there is temperatures in, took medicine, a back up to where they should be. the real cold air even here has been warmed out slowly. this is jumps south. i was, we do keep and i was just need your screen there, potential developing tropical depression or worse. it's jenn me dry the whole of africa, other big charleston india congress ferry, moderating extra guinea and for the south in angola, and it's the right time the year to get flash risk in south africa. it's already happened many times and he's back in the forecast once more, fairly obviously. ah, after the acceleration and excitement all be cool to find all the remaining people now side for the nape in the final. as the competition intensified is what has been one of the most surprising will cuts ever join us for action and analysis of the

semi final 2020 do on all. does there in a the ah, with

a with welcome to woke up today are ra hope out back i will live at altitude. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, to front and the hosting and cut off. but just a few hours away from finding out the 1st to find a list, all the tournaments they know messy will like more well cut his straight because he fall contina to the final. but they'll have to get pos calisha to reach that point with luke, a moderate to go out to spoil the pot. morocco's don't keep out yesterday. the goto is inspiring young players. and it's hometown of casablanca. the following is that the me are joining me here at coney student very out of want to run go on osha,

comedy as well as some of the state performers that have been entertaining people very tasks out during cut out 2042. but as i said, we are around half an hour away on the semi final of this well composite tina, all the favorites stadium ahead of co i just stopped playing america lino. messy is looking to win the title for the 1st time and what he says will be fine to welcome our team, of course, to find champions with the last 5 in 5 by the i don't know if you think, well, i've had a huge turnaround in this toilet reaching the semi finals despite that opening game to faith, i get saudi arabia paid almost, but we are expecting a very tough, much against the squad that is really put meaning to the word team. the creation team are a great group, a great team, and we'll make our lives very hard. so what of argentine as opponents calisha? well they are looking to reach back to back finals. having being run is up in 2018 . they're into the semi penalty shoot out winds in the previous 2 rounds. kaleisha

acknowledge that the, the dogs. but i think all the pressure is a large and theater corporations. fans have been enjoying themselves in doha. ahead of the much and we caught up with some of the earlier along the waterfront. oh, bar filled the room vis you mom we've, we've had experienced with argentina in the last world cup in russia. you know, lot a score was 3 know for us it should be, i think it won't be as high this time since it's still the semi final. so massey has one last chance to become a world champion. we are aware that we are small country now. everyone, including the referees, will be on our computer side regardless. i think our team will, oh, but this will not be such a good amount of, you know, it's hard to say we expect to win. of course,

the boys seem as ready as they were 4 years ago and bring us great joy. oh yes, i am lose out of school. i'm not nervous right now because i know my son, dan is ready for the match. as we talked this morning, it appears i'll be more nervous than he will be. oh oh oh go so this will be a tough game, very tough game, but they cope croatia. vincent on the met vaughn v. easy, but gray shelving to one. 0. well, many of those guys i'm sure have headed down to the lifestyle iconic stadium, and that's where you get a head to right now to have a taste of the build up without you richard certain. who's there for a so for us now, andy, i do think this idea of a,

the i gemara donner and his legend overshadowing messy weighing heavily on messy shoulders is over play by us in the media. i really don't think it is. i mean talking to the fans as they come in society and so now it just gets look into an argentine, a set of supporters that talking about messy with the creation support is. it's all about lucas outreach, the 2 players. it's not physically in terms of a reputation, they stand way above everybody else involved in this much and not anxiety about emotion that he continued funds fail. you know, at this stage of his career, the chance he has now to merge, if you like, can dig america on his shot. and when the 19, just as he won the world cup in 1986 for mesquites, a capital history with a will title where you can feel. the anxiety in this stadium has been a bit of a 2nd home to the audience indian fans. it's why it all went sorry about the wrong to them, and i opened a game against saudi arabia and i was here for the 2nd match. you could feel the

oppression, the suffocation, or most of the fans as it was a new meal. i saw. busy and they were thinking, oh my goodness, this will cup is going to be young before i started for thankfully for them on that night. matthew was school midway to the 2nd hall and i lifted some of the pressure, but it can return very quickly. we saw that against the netherlands when benevolence came back in that quarter final, when you fell by the players with a feeling that pressure to try and get messy over the line and into the semi final crisis course, they have the chance to reach the welcome to the yet the welcome final for the 2nd straight time. and i've been talking some of the funds that they came in and i have a listen to what they've had to say. we need to do everything on the show, everything on the beach and that they have macy, but we have the we always find a way and i think that they will, they will find a way we have a heart attack each day. it's very,

it's like every game will buy, know we have all day me mix with the period. so young thing is very, very, very good combination. message going to wind must be the best in the best office for me and he's the god of football, football. yeah. c id, duffy car, i saw the say the 2nd favorite. so this match, but like that 1st. but you know how to cry. so always before the way they do take about 4 is when in the creek stages in russia, in that time frame, when expected to city was what they did about sodom and their spirit strike. nicholas colonists refused to come on as a sub during the free game, and the coach immediately sent him home on a thing that was

a real sort of pivotal moment in a managerial career. and the way the payments evolved, if there's no individual, it's bigger than this team. if you're not involved in that collective spirit, we're not interested in having you as pop getting through to the final after a seemingly endless run of penalty shootouts and an extra time. and we've had them again. this will cut where they come from behind in both and count game so far and managed to get through. and a penalty shoots out midfield trio with, with rich in the middle. i mean, now capital 9 to not that easy, some of the pressure when they hop up to get a chance to regroup, and i see to spend extremely well. they've got a sprinkling of young players now as well that the team has been rebuilt since 2018 . so this is an extreme challenge for messy and his team. and if they think that it's up to now and how to self against the netherlands, they're in for another supreme tonight.

okay, and the thank you. sure. can you find watching at home marin that you standing by for us in a very, very cold saw guy. but let's go to to raise a bowen. i'm sure it's a little bit warmer. and what is there is teresa argentina has been completely paralyzed that excitement ahead of this guy and kick off just a few minutes away. the atmosphere now left the white hot i. well, i am right in the center of what a site is in the plaza, where there's thousands of people have all that lost their jobs. children have been sent back to their homes to be able to watch the not. so the country that's completely frozen, at least for the next 2 hours until the match begins. i'm doing, i'm not, there's lots of people i've been talking to here. i've been carrying the same good luck practices for the past that you can see that maj, wearing the same clothes feeding that they've not taking anything because they want not to be on their side. they know that i did that very, very difficult. nobody's taking anything for granted here,

and that's why they're counting on anything they can or did not. i can be enough not to know a way what they said that would relationship among the players. good relationship with that. how do they love it? really? and then next, the next the, i got a king already i pending on his team and that the money that neither. that's why people you can see what's going on here. not in tina right now. i'm not that, well, i think i have to with it. i do stuff to write that. thank you. okay, do you want to talk about control? so i'll give you, come try to get to go now to al jazeera martin birch in zagreb right now,

sub 0 temperatures, that moderated concert in contrast stood. what is aerosol? burning off to think about wells fargo to fox 4 years ago, knowing the french could be waiting for them and to find if they get through this guy. is there a sense of revenge in the air? absolutely, france has been gracious. how to say bet law, the black beast in 1998 in the semi finals entities the dance theme, a note for croatia and at the end they ended the 3rd. but we have to take into consideration that that was the 1st world cup ever that a creation team qualified or was something completely else 4 years ago in the russian federation. in the group stage, croatia beats argentina, a 3 nel everybody's talking about mess you may semester. when i'm telling you lots of fans think that if much celebration of each does his job well this night,

you will see very little of messy. on the other hand, the if you ask for fans here that are coming, flocking to the city, are here on the main square. they're also cheering in supporting very much dominic leave. i could reach the gratian gold keeper, and i'm telling you what they think that he should be a declared for the next secretary of defense. now this is a very weird, unclear the situation here in zagreb to have a christmas and football at the same time. but many of the and said, don't think of aj in tina anymore. they said that gray should definitely is going to reach the final. and this is the time for them to win the world cup. ok, manifestations are good. thank you very much. so that's more on the semi final way to why the company seek before so that why we called altitude of the favorites. but

cry show won't be intimidated in the lisa mart, baby don't think into straight, says are grabbed so much like off and by this they could be there. there's a great chance for that to occur. but for that to happen, of course, they're going to face one of the tougher. i mean, we've talked about how argentina spacing a tough challenge. well, you can also say the inverse for says, well, knowing that this, argentine aside is much, much improved. so compared to 2018, a much more battle tested compared to what it. 1 was 3 years ago this argentine aside, but also the insertion of land, but it is more to help the containment and recovery of the ball for a little messy. and julio not about is up top. it'll be an interesting task for creat, should be able to overcome 2 nights. and actually we talked about caution. how physically tough by all, because getting through to penalty shootouts that, that mental toughness as well if something gets really coming soon as well. absolutely. you know, if you just look at how they've approached both tournaments,

i'm talking about 2018, played 3 games that went extra time. they've done it so far at this time and twice . and they know that against messy, they come into this game as the under does, but they are very serious about pushing it all the way they have the quality to do that. and i think with so see that once again tonight, do you think, i mean, you know, we've been told by all to say there was a 5, it was a both, it's no god that gets cut a guy the odyssey to the 5. it's in this one. i think this could be very, very, very close. no, no, no, it's not cutting dry. it's not. it's not so absolute. and you see a very mutual sense of respect for both compared to argentina when we saw the place ago they facing the netherlands and all that sound bites that louis hall and that leaving and the responses and replies by origin. you know, you see a lot of respect, you see a lot of understanding, hey, this team can beat us this. you can do this and we have to be able to neutralize them one way or another. you think that might actually work in corporation, sorry,

because the oddity to do that kind of a question that i like just react to things and they go up against the duck. but maybe they sense of mutual respect this lobby not have a connection, might not be able to far themselves up. what do you think? yeah, absolutely. i mean, you have to remember that brazil last before i didn't, you know, played so that i didn't, didn't found the celebrated like yeah, we're done with brazil the outs of the tournament, but they know that against us. so this is a quality side that can actually defeat another south american side in the same tournaments. and so that, you know, the opposite is kind of different. you know, when they go into tonight's game, just a few minutes away. but of course, the 2nd 75 to 224 hours away. and that will have the hopes of many in africa, along with the muslim world, focused on the rocker phase fronts for a place in the final, the americans have read the moroccans americans have already been so big thieves in cats are knocked out by spain and portugal. and they also beat belgium in the group stages, morocco progress to the semi finals, making the 1st african sorry to reach the last 4 out of fif. welcome france however,

are looking to retain very well towards the writing champions. have been impressive so far had been england in the quarter finals. yes. i do as high as renewal. there is no luck at this level. if a team can be belgian and eliminate spain and portugal a means they have a lot of quality of. certainly off the pitch in terms the cohesion and team spirit . they will be formidable opponent, shorter to eyes and me as a, as a little boy, i could have never, ever dreamt of something like this. i know every single player wants to play every does not want what will play in the world and doesn't want to play football. and of course, sit in on the bench is not amazing. but if you see what we have created as a team, you can see that no one really cares as long as long as the job is done at the end of the day. one of the big stars of morocco's campaign, of course, has been a goalkeeper yasenya, bruno he's inspiring young applies to follow in his footsteps. nicholas huck went

to meet some of them. it was the blanca ah, in casablanca, as old medina, 17 year old, sad b to dine is unstoppable. why? and to ready to step into yassin. buddhist you know, the goalkeeper is the heart of the gym. when you have this mentality of women, when you dont fear the, the opponent, then you will play your, your best football. you know which one is not the morocco goalkeeper has notched up a record number of saves and conceded only one golden cutter. nick named spider man bono seems to have woven in unpalatable web between the post. he grew up in a popular neighbourhood of casablanca, m. iraqi, voltaire's racing of it's a miracle. we used to play he on the streets and now he's playing against macy ronald. are all these players we could only dream of playing with and video games.

those who are vic? wow. the atlas lines have beaten some of the best teams in the world to make it to the semi findings. millions of people around the world celebrated the success of this arab team from africa, playing in a world cup states for the 1st time in the middle east. the difference between nations are now getting, you know, small and smaller. let's take the case of morocco, the place i'm planning, the biggest team in the word. so yes, the shark is morocco, monday pleasant. now have a huge back ground and they have made me more determination than the other because they want to push their country in the, in the top and to, to write history. go go. they chance. this is what the moroccan coach has as supporters to do. they know i want to become strikers or forwards. they want to become goal capers. this is what

morocco's strength is defense and they hope that the goalkeeper yes, seeing bono of the national team will be able to stop friends on its tracks and push morocco forward in this world cup. the goal keeper is no longer the unsung hero of the team. he is the one who saves the game. the last man standing too often overlooked for thanks to bono, not any more nicholas hunk, al jazeera, casablanca, of thousands of die hard girl confounds cute overnight for a chance of free semi final tickets. many showed up wearing their teens colors outside the algae, new stadium. that's where the moroccan football federation was issuing the tickets . 16 flights have been put on for fans traveling from morocco to cattle, for wednesday's game against france. well, let's get more on that game coming up tomorrow with a shot shot,

the moroccan fans of, arguably been some oh, so from the loudest of most passionate at this hour, well kept. they will have a very big part to play tomorrow at night. absolutely. i mean, i've been to a couple of american games and you can see that fans literally uplift the team. they bring a lot of energy and if you go back to the history of their football, they always have outrage in all of these big. deb is that casablanca dabby with raja and we dad. so all of that energy they've brought here to go are, they know it's a woke up in the mid list where they feel at home, the food, the culture. so that energy will be very, very against friends tomorrow, but also we so that in the games again, spain and portugal let tony but to go up playing and away game. they had no chance in that game. the funds, you know, they were very, you know, energetic and applies, know that and they know that they're representing them. and so i think you know, the for the friends tomorrow in, for a huge fix it tomorrow. and the fact that it was gonna be a 13th, been helping them iraq in place as well as the fact that for taking on the best

defense. so all going to be one of the best says in the tournament. this has got to be as tough a test to francis as to save in this tournament, sofa, somewhat say unexpectedly, it will be one of the toughest. but if you look at their track record in the process leading up all the past couple of months since, since the guy has been able to take over, you've seen a team that has consolidated into in their style of play. you've seen that they understand what they have to do. they're very organized in the way they play defensively and more importantly, but way they transition and play offensively makes it a very complicated situation for france, especially against open colonel and, and you see how the defense of france has had problems, especially the match against england, where they had so many complications they gave up to penalties and they looked on the suspect at times. i for both of you that this moral can same of course, have every gone this fallen in a well cut. we all know that, but that players know what it's like to play a big game because

a lot of them play for big teams in europe. so the occasion won't phase them in theory. will it not? i don't know. i mean, you know, you know, when you look at just like you said, you know, if you talk about plans like how kim's the edge, you know, playing for chelsea. yeah. understand what it means to play under pressure astra. i key me. yes. in bar knew best low keep are in the league last season. he knows what it's like to face. big, sad, like we all, madrid, oh, by selina. and so for them coming into this tournament, the attitude that the coach valley jer, dragon told them was, well, not just going to play 3 games were going all the way. and that believe has been vague. he, you know, to helping them come this far in the tournament. now i hate doing this because i always hate having to do this when i'm, when i'm, when i'm on that side of the desperate, i'm going to offer some predictions. remember, we have a lot of americans watching our broadcast. what do you think is happening tomorrow? going no, well go fresh. you're going to go morocco, morocco and 19, and exercise. one mill. one. know that mad hill to the morocco, russia, morocco and 9 to minutes. a 90 minute round,

stored the sub will. thanks. if thanks upon nasha for jody may i add to a very energetic st. before was that we were having oh, during the show. well, how about shit from the 1st 70 final in our next well caught special that was coming up at $2130.00 g m t. of course it's argentina against kaleisha, but now it's back to during in the studio. it's all very exciting. thank you so much. rahul. well, still ahead on the al jazeera news, our i g, g d dot my dumas, buddy, trish october tournament, mushroom routine measuring song. we took a look at how music is playing a role in the ongoing unrest in a wrong ah, a new series follows football is from 6 countries hoping to make it to catch us 2022. at some point i had to choose between football on my studies.

this episode meets 3 young men from morocco, striving to make that childhood dreams come true. i know my cup abilities and i know where i want to reach the world cup dream. morocco on al jazeera, ah, ah, ah, ah. a with lou.

ah, a member of the k pop group. meteor is starting his mandatory military service in south korea gym. the oldest member of the band posted a picture of his new military haircut. fans have express concerned that the band might have to go on hiatus 6. so 6 other members are likely to enlist in the coming years. and surveys conducted show the issue of spark debate over whether the country's conscription system should be revised all a number of songs have emerged in iran during protest against the death of massa armine in police custody in september. the lyrics detail the protest, her demands, and some of them had become slogans used during demonstrations. torrison jabari has more from to her on i g, d dot them dumas by nature shorter. but this is a clip from the song mouse hole by the iranian wrap, her too much sala, he,

the lyrics are derived from slogans chanted during the anti government demonstrations. i said with sela, he went from protesting with his music to actively participating on the streets. he's been arrested on charges of encouraging acts of violence and riots. this is another song. yes, it is by well known wrapper hitchcock near terence as at the square. the lyrics have been turned into expressive movements. that sum up protesters, demands islam, cheese dick, i'll own job, protest songs i needed in society because they give us some more man tom a times like these. i don this into in alejandro's of music. i mean, i'm is the most important thing about a protest song is the feeling it evokes in you and effect that has on you. you can listen to protest sung in many different styles of music. several, her song over serving had you all poor,

wrote the song that is perhaps most recognizable he previously to part in a local talent show. are you to your could euro see the lyrics of his song for the sake of are inspired by the demands circulated on social media about oh, j jamica about oh you go to sean, so i i assume goes to so boon. but oh, isn't in the g o? it's the most played melody in public spaces. ah, m name was ca tedra z box. we can protest, music, and iran began before the constitutional revolution at the beginning of the last century where musicians used to demand justice and civil rights protest. music is

a kind of peaceful protest without creating any tension in society. oh my laptop. i locked up the bellow, chow song is still very much alive. it was chanted by workers in rice, patty fields in italy during world war 2 to complain about harsh conditions. oh no . oh, i am in today's farsi version is just as critical of authorities. mm hm. with, when music is used to protests on the streets, the usual melodic rules may not be as important. the words and slogans take precedence over with them to ensure that the message is universal. doors of jabari al jazeera to her on. thanks for watching the news. our on al jazeera, we hand you over to our teams in london. lauren taylor will be with you, and she'll have much more of the day's news. and all the latest headlines,

thanks for watching al jazeera ah, a payment to whatever it was. so they all ready for the 1300000 football fan. ah, they tell me that this is only the beginning, that echo noise going to keep moving forward. and yet when doors and with that made or break moment for synagogue, i can tell you that i was with mike shuler got it. i do believe what argentinians are really here in central with here in the center of. so you could all that to be given, but thinking that start through it,

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