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Motherly love boosts Morocco's team spirit at World Cup

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Morocco's Sofiane Boufal celebrates with his mother after his team wins (Photo: AP Photo/ Luca Bruno)

Morocco's players are sharing the World Cup spotlight with some of their most ardent fans: their mothers.

Many of the players have brought their mothers and other family members to Qatar and celebrated with them in the stadiums after the team's impressive string of victories.

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