{"id":157955,"date":"2022-12-14T22:21:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/france-vs-morocco-football-match-report-december-14-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T22:21:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:21:18","slug":"france-vs-morocco-football-match-report-december-14-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/france-vs-morocco-football-match-report-december-14-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"France vs. Morocco – Football Match Report – December 14, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals of the World Cup at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night to end the African side’s dream run in Qatar.<\/p>\n

An early goal from Theo Hernandez and a late tap in from substitute Randal Kolo Muani earned defending champions France a hard-fought win over a valiant Morocco side that made African World Cup history at the 2022 tournament.<\/p>\n

Didier Deschamps’ team will now face Argentina, who sealed a 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday, as the two heavyweights meet for the first time in a World Cup final.<\/p>\n

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– Marcotti: Messi’s magic a cherry on top of Argentina’s team win<\/strong><\/p>\n

“There’s emotion, there’s pride, there’s going to be a final step, we’ve been together with the players for a month, it’s never easy, there’s happiness so far,” Deschamps said after the match.<\/p>\n

France poured cold water on the hopes of another Moroccan miracle inside of five minutes when a scramble in the penalty area saw the ball fall to Hernandez, who met it at the back post and pounded a volley past Yassine Bounou.<\/p>\n

“Playing two World Cup finals in a row is an incredible moment. We did a good job, it was hard, but we are in the final. We will work hard to win this final,” said Hernandez.<\/p>\n

Olivier Giroud struck the post and missed from point-blank range in the first half at the end of a barnstorming run through the middle from Aurelien Tchouameni.<\/p>\n

But Morocco were never overawed and had opportunity as Azzedine Ounahi forced two good saves out of French captain Hugo Lloris with speculative efforts, and curling set-pieces put the French defense under pressure.<\/p>\n