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France defeated Morocco 2:0 on the pitch, but off the pitch Morocco is up 4:0.
Ultimately, the effects of Morocco’s off-the-pitch success may ripple much longer than the fallout of its stellar performance in the stadium.
To be sure, Morocco shares its off-the-pitch success with others, including France, its on-the-pitch history-laden rival, as well as Qatar and Qatari activists.
Fielding squads populated to large degrees by immigrants and their descendants, Morocco and France put…