In Brussels, members of the Moroccan community took to the streets of the Belgian and Flemish capital to celebrate Morocco’s victory over the Netherlands. While clashes were reported North of the border, Brussels police say they wasn’t any trouble here.
Morocco fans celebrate World Cup victory against the Netherlands in Brussels (VIDEO)
Colin Clapson
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Footage shows Morocco fans cheering and celebrating on the Beursplein in the downtown of the capital. Around 150 Moroccan revellers were seen on the Beursplein.
According to the police, everything went smoothly. The atmosphere was festive and there were no incidents.
In Antwerp Fadouah celebrated the win together with her son: “It was nerve-wracking” she told VRT News.
Fadouah is a Dutch Moroccan woman from Antwerp. She stayed up last night to watch the match between Morocco and the Netherlands. “It was a good win,” she told VRT NEWS. Her eldest son also got up early to watch from the second half onwards. “It was a really exciting match,” he says. “Hopefully I’ll be able to celebrate with my classmates today.”
Fadouah found the match “nerve-wracking”, although she thought the Netherlands deserved to win too. “They’re both good teams!” she noted with great generosity.