Morocco giving fans 13,000 free tickets for the team's historic World Cup semifinal clash against France

• Morocco's Football Federation is giving fans 13,000 free tickets for the team's World Cup semifinal against France.
• Morocco is the first African and Arab nation to ever reach the last four of a World Cup.

The Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is giving 13,000 free tickets to fans to attend Morocco's historic World Cup semifinal against France on Wednesday, according to the BBC.

Morocco has been the Cinderella of the tournament in Qatar, beating Belgium, Spain, and Portugal en route to becoming the first ever African and Arab country to reach the final four of a World Cup.

The free tickets to the match against France will be distributed by the Moroccan embassy in Qatar, according to MailOnline.

As well as free tickets, Morocco's national airline, Royal Air Maroc, had also scheduled 30 flights to Qatar at reduced rates in an effort to get as many fans to the match as possible.

"In order to allow the many Moroccans wanting to support the national team at its peak and experience the emotion of the World Cup semi-final, Royal Air Maroc has set up an air bridge between Casablanca and Doha," Royal Air Maroc said in a statement.

"The exceptional and heroic performance of the national team during the 2022 World Cup will forever be engraved in the memory of Moroccans.

"A performance achieved thanks, in particular, to the fervour of the Moroccan public, the 12th man."

The Guardian, however, reported on Wednesday that the airline had been ordered by Qatari authorities to cancel Wednesday's flights.

"Following the latest restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities, Royal Air Maroc regrets to inform customers of the cancellation of their flights operated by Qatar Airways," the airline said, per The Guardian.

The cancellation of Wednesday's seven scheduled flights means fans who had booked match tickets or hotel rooms are now unable to travel.

Royal Air Maroc said it would reimburse air tickets, according to The Guardian.

Around 20,000 Moroccan fans were expected to attend Wednesday's semifinal at Al Bayt Stadium, which has a capacity of 68,895.

The stadium was host to France's 2-1 quarterfinal win over England on Sunday, however around a quarter of the seats were not taken for the match, according to MailOnline.