Exploring National Identity in World Sports: A Thematic Analysis of Media Portrayals of Morocco’s National Team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Exploring National Identity in World Sports: A Thematic Analysis of Media Portrayals of Morocco’s National Team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup

This paper examines the mediated construction of Moroccan sporting identity in the English-language Western press, focusing on the media coverage of the Moroccan football squad during the FIFA 2022 World Cup. The team’s remarkable success captured significant global attention, prompting an explorati...

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Main Authors:	Elham Abdullah Ghobain, Rania Mjahad, Suha Alansari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2025-05-01
Series:	SAGE Open
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251340174
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