The Olympian who made history earlier this year is pumped to see his Atlas Lions take on France in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals. Tokyo 2020 opens in just over a year.

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R. Boukhiam Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

As a result of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a pioneering Moroccan surfer will meet a pioneering Moroccan football squad.

R. Boukhiam Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

R. Boukhiam, the first Moroccan surfer to qualify for the World Surfing League Championship Tour and a potential Olympian in Tokyo 2020, is enjoying a banner year on the athletic field for his country.

A Certain Vitality Permeates The Air.

This year in Moroccan sports, something seems to be happening. Starts with me, then they can try to do it. I told Olympics.com in an exclusive interview that it was wild, R. Boukhiam said. His countrymen were about to embark on their newest adventure with fate. The lions awoke.

On Wednesday, the male footballers will face the current World Cup champions, France. They are the first African side to ever reach the semi-finals (14 December).

And R. Boukhiam simply could not pass up the chance to be there at the very beginning.

I left Hawaii and flew directly to Doha, Qatar,” he said. “I arrived a day before the opening match versus Spain. That’s insane, considering we ended up winning.”

R. Boukhiam had such a good time that he rescheduled his flight so he could see them win the quarterfinal match against Portugal and advance to the semi-finals for the first time in the tournament’s history.

Saying, “That was unbelievable,” he remarked on the shocking revelation. This is what I’ve heard from Moroccans all across the world, and it’s what I enjoyed most about the World Cup.

This World Cup, this sport, is, as far as I can tell, uniting the entire planet. This is totally out of control. There is joy among all Moroccans, Africans, and Arabs at our success. What’s going on here is completely insane.

The 29-year-old has high hopes for his squad and a positive outlook.

The group “looks so, so, so strong together,” he remarked. The World Cup final is tomorrow, and we plan to be there. I can sense it.