FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: FRA Beat MOR 2-0 , Advance To The Final
FIFA WC 2022 Semifinal, France vs Morocco: While Les Bleus will make their sixth appearance in a World Cup semifinal, this the first such occasion for Morocco.
Background
While the FIFA World Cup 2022 has its first finalist in the form of Argentina, everyone awaits with bated breath to find out who they will meet in the summit clash on Sunday (December 18). Within hours from now, the second semifinal between France and Morocco will kick off and for some passionate fans, everything else will come to a standstill.
In either case this will be a momentous occasion. Morocco are having a tournament that will be talked about for ages even if they falter in the semifinal stage. On the other hand, France are aiming to become the first team to defend their title successfully since Brazil in 1962.
In more ways than one, Morocco have already created history. They are the first African team to secure a berth in the semis and the fact that they will against their former colonisers will add a bit of drama to this game. Make no mistake though that, on the pitch, the team that has the better skills and is able to control its nerves would prevail.
Morocco have beaten European heavyweights like Belgium, Portugal and Spain on their to the semis but do they have what it takes to beat France who were counted as among the favourites to lift the trophy right from the word go? Each of Morocco's win against a European power has been termed an upset but if they go on to beat France, it will probably be the biggest upset in the tournament.
France would be aware that they have already been beaten once by an underdog in Tunisia and they would want to learn from their mistakes from that game and come up better prepared for this fixture.
All in all, the stage is set for one cracker of a game.
Probable Starting XIs:
France: Hugo Lloris (GK), Theo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konate, Raphael Varane, Jules Kounde, Youssouf Fofana, Aurelien Tchouameni, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud, Ousmane Dembele
Morocco: Yassine Bounou (GK), Achraf Hakimi, Jawad El Yamiq, Achraf Dari, Noussair Mazraoui, Azzedine Ounahi, Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah, Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal
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This is it! France will defend their title and Argentina will be playing in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
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⏸ Advantage France at the break!#FIFAWorldCup | #FRA #MAR
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