France vs. Morocco: The France national soccer team defeated the Morocco national soccer team in the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup to secure their place in the final of the quadrennial event.
Morocco, which eliminated Spain in the round of 16 and Portugal in the quarter-finals, was unable to repeat the feat as France defeated the African nation 2-0. For France, Theo Hernández scored the opener before Randal Kolo Muani doubled their lead to secure their place in the final of the latest edition of FIFA’s flagship event.
France, who are the defending FIFA World Cup champions, took the lead after five minutes of this game between France and Morocco. It was Theo Hernández who broke the tie.
The play that led to the goal began with a pass from Raphael Varane to Antoine Griezmann. Moroccan defender Jawad El Yamiq’s attempt to prevent the ball from reaching Griezmann failed miserably and he let the Frenchman into the box. Griezmann then cut the ball to Kylian Mbappe, whose first shot was blocked by Morocco. Kylian Mbappe then attempted another shot from the rebound, this time the ball struck another Morocco defender and fell to Theo Hernandez at the far post. The France left-back slotted the ball into the net from a tight angle with a great spike.
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France vs Morocco: France defeat Morocco 2-0 in the semi-final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Moroccan midfielder Azzedine Ounahi forced a save from Hugo Lloris in the 10th minute of the game with a curl from outside the area. At the other end, Olivier Giroud came close to establishing a two-goal lead for his team in this 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final clash between France and Morocco in the 17th minute with a shot that hit just wide. of the post.
Didier Deschamps’s men should have made it 2-0 for them in this France vs Morocco match in the 36th minute of the match. Aurelien Tchouameni slotted in Kylian Mbappe, but the Paris Saint-Germain superstar’s try of the week was partially cleared by El Yamiq. Tchouameni then passed a pass to Olivier Giroud, but his effort went wide of the post when he should have scored.
Morocco was close to finding the tie in this match between France and Morocco in the 44th minute of the game. Yamiq produced a bicycle kick after a Moroccan corner, but Hugo Lloris hit the post to deny the African nation.
In the second half of this France vs. Morocco match, the latter produced waves of attack in search of a tie. But it was France who scored the next goal of the match. Kylian Mbappe’s deflected shot fell to Randal Kolo Muani at the far post, and the substitute smashed the ball to put France up 2-0.
Morocco tried to regain their place in the game, but France held on to secure their place in the FIFA World Cup final for the second time in a row.
