Former CSKA Moscow footballer Valery Masalitin admitted that he was disappointed by the French game in the 2022 World Cup ¼ final match in Qatar against the England team (2: 1), and noted that the Moroccan team could reach the final of the tournament.

The semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup France – Morocco will be held on December 14, starting at 22:00 Moscow time. Live broadcast can be seen on Match TV and Match! Football 1”, as well as the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.

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– Chances [сотворить сенсацию] there is. If we take the last game of France and England, the French, to be honest, disappointed. Perhaps they fell into some kind of functional hole, did not have time to recover, there was no command movement. Somehow it was enough for the beginning, for 15-20 minutes, we scored the ball. But then England dominated. This is disturbing. If they go to the game like this…

Morocco is quietly playing its game, 4-1-4. And he defends well, and carries out good counterattacks. The team is trained, has its own style, they have very formidable crosses from the flanks and set pieces. If the French have such a state, they will have big problems.

I would like to see Brazil and France in the final. But now the Brazilians are gone. Now the Moroccans will present a sensation, and the French will not be either. Therefore, I would not like to predict anything. I would like everything to be in the game, and we would see an interesting ending, not boring, which would look, – Masalitin is quoted by Gazeta.Ru.

Previously, the first finalist of the World Cup in Qatar was determined. On Tuesday, the Argentina national team was stronger than the Croatian team (3:0).

The Match TV channel became the exclusive owner of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Russia. As part of an agreement with FIFA, Match TV received the opportunity to broadcast live, use fragments of games on television, broadcast and use highlights on digital platforms, as well as sell advertising inventory in broadcasts. All 64 matches of the tournament will be shown on the platforms of Match TV channels.