2022 World Cup Results France vs Morocco: Score 2-0
Defending champion France will challenge Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final . This certainty was obtained after they successfully defeated Morocco 2-0 in the semifinal match at Al Bayt Stadium, Thursday (15/12/2022) early morning WIB.
The two goals for France's victory over Morocco were created by Theo Hernandez at the start of the first half and Randal Kolo Muani in the middle of the second half.
Thanks to this result, France was entitled to swing into the final to face Argentina. Meanwhile, Morocco will compete in the match for third place against Croatia.
First round
The game has only been running for five minutes, France has managed to open the scoring through Theo Hernandez's goal. Starting from a crisis, Theo fired a volley that Yassine Bounou couldn't stop.
Five minutes later, Morocco tried to reply through a long-range shot that was released by Azzedine Ounahi. Unfortunately, his efforts were still pushed over by Hugo Lloris.
In the 17th minute, it was Olivier Giroud's turn to get a golden opportunity. Having successfully escaped from Romain Saiss' guard, Giroud fired a hard shot which unfortunately still hit the post.
Four minutes later, Morocco had to lose Saiss due to injury. Selim Amallah also entered to replace the captain. Morocco, of course, took a heavy hit.
Coming to the end of the first half, Morocco almost equalized. Unfortunately, Jawad El Yamiq's overhead kick still hit the post. Score 1-0 lasted until halftime.
Second round
Back from the locker room, Morocco tried to increase the intensity of their attacks. Hakim Ziyech cs was able to trouble the French defense several times.
France can slowly return to their best form of play. Marcus Thuram, who just joined, often overwhelms the Moroccan backline.
France finally succeeded in doubling their advantage in the 79th minute through Muani's goal. Starting from Kylian Mbappe's individual movement, the rebound ball was successfully scored by Muani.
No additional goals were created in the remaining time. The 2-0 score for France's victory was the final result of this match.
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