France vs Argentina in 2022 World Cup final
In the 2022 World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco, the reigning World Champions won a comfortable 2-0 victory over the dark horse from Africa. Thus, France will face Argentina in the final, while Morocco will face Croatia for third place.
In the 2022 World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco, the reigning World Champions won a comfortable 2-0 victory over the "dark horse" from Africa. Thus, France will face Argentina in the final, while Morocco will face Croatia for third place.
ScoreFrance:Theo Hernandez (5'), Muani (79')
In this match, coach Deschamps put midfielder Fofana in the starting lineup alongside Tchoumeni. Previously, this midfielder was given a chance in the match against Tunisia in the group stage. In addition, Konate was also chosen to start instead of Upamecano, who was sick before the match. On the other side, Morocco arranged a formation of 5 defenders, 4 midfielders and only placed En-Nesyri up front. Although being underestimated, Morocco showed why they can reach the round of 4 strongest teams of the 2022 World Cup.
The African representatives entered the match confidently. They held the ball confidently, coordinated well and at times even forced France into a defensive position. But very quickly, France brought Morocco back to reality. In the 5th minute, after Mbappe's shot hit a Moroccan player, the ball bounced right to Theo Hernandez and this left-back immediately finished past Bounou to open the score for France.
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With the early advantage, France played much easier and Morocco had to push up to create great pressure on Lloris's goal. In the 10th minute, Ounahi had a difficult shot towards the far corner but Lloris still managed to fly to save the goal for France. 7 minutes later, France responded with Giroud pressing and then escaping very quickly, unfortunately his final shot hit the post.
The rest of the first half saw the two teams "tit for tat". Before the first half ended, El Yamiq had a spectacular overhead kick but unfortunately for him and the Morrocco team, the ball also hit the post.
In the second half, Morocco launched a fierce attack in search of an equalizer. However, the French defense with the Konate - Varane pair played extremely well. When Morocco pushed up their formation but could not score, they had to pay the price. In the 79th minute, from Mbappe's attempt to dribble, his shot hit a Moroccan player's foot, the ball changed direction and Kolo Muani immediately rushed in to score, doubling the gap for the French team.
In the end, France beat Morocco 2-0 and will meet Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final. Meanwhile, Morocco will face Croatia in the 3rd Place match.
France:Lloris; Koundé, Varane, Konaté, Théo Hernandez; Tchouameni, Fofana; Dembélé, Griezmann, Mbappé; GiroudMorocco:Bounou, Hakimi, Mazraouni, Amrabat, Guerd, Saiss, Ziyech, Ounahi, Boufal, Yamiq, En-Nesyri.
2022 World Cup schedule
Third Place Match (10:00 p.m. December 17):Croatia vs MoroccoFinal (10:00 p.m. December 18):Argentina vs France
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