France are one match away from defending their FIFAWorldCup crown after edging out Morocco 2-0 🇫🇷 They will now take on Argentina in the final on Sunday 🇦🇷
France are one match away from defending theircrown after edging out Morocco 2-0 in Wednesday’s semi-final, and they will now take on Argentina in the final on Sunday.
Morocco’s patched-up squad were nursing a host of injuries and niggles but manager Walid Regragui was able to name something close to his strongest XI – at least until Nayef Aguerd pulled out just before kick-off – while France were without Adrien Rabiot andwithout conceding to an opposition player – an own goal against Canada the only blot on their remarkable defensive copybook – but it took just five minutes for France to break the deadlock.
Throughout this tournament, Regragui’s side have been characterised by their resilience and that was true again at the Al Bayt Stadium with the Atlas Lions never letting their heads drop despite the early goal. The lively Azzedine Ounahi very nearly levelled the scores, but his long-range curling effort was pushed away at full stretch by Hugo Lloris.
Just when it looked like Morocco were clinging on for half-time, they very nearly equalised after a spectacular bicycle kick from centre-back Jawad El Yamiq came within inches of sneaking in but he was denied by a combination of the post and Lloris’ fingertips. France may have been in the lead, but they were not yet in control.
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