Fifa World Cup: France vs Morocco - Semifinal (Highlights)

 

Morocco's goal of competing in the World Cup has come to an end, but France's prospects of winning consecutive titles are still alive. France advanced to the final on Sunday after defeating upstart Morocco 2-0 on Wednesday. A goal was scored in each half. Argentina will now face the French in the cup match on Sunday. Morocco and Croatia will square off on Saturday in the contest for third place.

In the fifth minute, Theo Hernandez put his team ahead with a close-range shot, and Randal Kolo Muani put an end to it in the 79th minute after Kylian Mbappe's shot was deflected in. A valiant effort was made by Morocco to even the score.

 

France held the lead due to the early goal, but Morocco had control of the ball and had numerous solid chances to draw the game. Jawad El Yamiq's bicycle kick in the first half struck the goalpost. The competition's favourite team, Morocco, can still place third.

They made history by becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals. The Ballon d'Or-winning striker Karim Benzema was one of numerous pre-tournament ailments that France overcome in order to play in the crucial match.

Morocco did NOT go down without a fight

Such a story! With victories over Belgium, Spain, and Portugal, Morocco will, at the very least, finish fourth overall and represent their country, the Arab world, and all of Africa. Although they do have Achraf Hakimi, who has been exceptional, they do not have nearly as many fantastic players as the big dogs.

 After coming out of international retirement, Hakim Ziyech delivered unforgettable moments, while Sofyan Amrabat's strong middle play may have led to a substantial transfer from Fiorentina in January.

Unquestionably, this was the most unexpected World Cup run we had seen in a very, very long time.

 They didn't concede a goal in their first five games, and the one goal they did concede was an own goal. The unlucky deflections that resulted in both of the goals they gave up to France were mostly beyond of their hands. They triumphed in their group and won over the hearts of many soccer supporters all across the world.

During this tournament, they significantly hampered nations like France, Spain, and Portugal.

Morocco has shown once more that dreams can come true no matter how talented, big, or old your country is. Compared to before the competition, the sport is doing better.

Our take: France did not play too well

Contrary to what the final score might suggest, France didn't dominate this contest. Don't get me wrong, they deserved to win, but Morocco dominated possession with 61% of the ball and came within a few vital passes of scoring. Morocco attempted eight shots inside the box, but only one of them found the target as the winners successfully closed down when necessary.

There were 13 shots on France's defence, but despite some nice build-up play, there weren't many times when it looked like Morocco would really score. France ultimately did more than enough in a challenging match between two strong sides, despite having little access to the ball.

 After a couple of exceptionally difficult trials, they will be sore going into the final, but they will refuel with the knowledge that they have a chance to become the first team to win the World Cup twice since Brazil in 1962.