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The second semi-final match of the 2022 World Cup will be played on 14 December at El Bayt Stadium in El Howrah. At 21:00 Kyiv time, the national teams of France and Morocco will meet.

France

The French became the first team to advance to the semi-finals of the next World Cup after the victory in the World Cup in the last 24 years. The Brazilians last achieved this in 1998. On Qatari soil, Didier Deschamps’ team, who meanwhile won that final as a football player against Selesao, is showing themselves quite well, but still a bit weaker than they were four years ago. But at the same time, the tricolors still act wisely, do not waste their strength and, like some, do not score 7 goals per meeting. With such a selection of artists, they certainly could.

The wins against Australia and Denmark in the group stage were enough to abandon the first place, and in the match against Tunisia, too much power-saving led to a single defeat. Perhaps such a headline helped the team come together before the playoffs and not lose the ground under their feet.

In the 1/8 final, the French faced Poland, who disappointed a bit with a boring play in the group stage, but gave their best game only in the playoffs. A score of 3:1 does not reflect what happened in the match, except it shows the difference in the ability to transform the scoring chances. In this component, it’s incredibly difficult to compete with Deschamp’s men. A similar thing can be said for the France v England match (2:1), but this is already a problem for the opponents. If a team is unable to win a match in which it has scored two penalties in regular time, it may simply shrug. Although purely in terms of gameplay, Gareth Southgate’s men were hardly inferior in anything.

The strength of the French of the new generation is that the competition in any position is crazy, and the loss of even a few key players, it seems, is practically not felt. Griezmann is probably best remembered for playing in the main link at this World Cup. And despite not having many effective actions, his contribution in every match can hardly be overstated.

Morocco

Who would have thought that the Moroccan national team would emerge from the group played by Croatia, Belgium and the best Canadian team in history. The victory over the Belgians in the second round significantly undermined the chances of the “golden generation” represented by Lukaku, who did not realize their chances of facing the Croats in the final match. Meanwhile, the North Africans quietly replaced the Canadians and took first place in the playoffs.

In the 1/8 finals, Valid Regraga’s team was caught by “cunning” Spain, who apparently scored all their goals against Costa Rica. It was not possible to surprise the Moroccans with the percentage of ownership, but for some reason there was no plan B. In penalty shootouts, the Spaniards failed, as they always do, this time without scoring from 11 meters. Sevilla’s Yassin This immediately became a hero, and so far is probably the main rival of Croatian Dominik Livakovic for the title of best goalkeeper of the tournament.

In the quarterfinals, the Moroccan team played a little less reliably, the Portuguese had more chances than the Spaniards, but the neighbors across the ocean again showed miracles of execution. Regragi took over the team only in September and has done something impossible so far. Moroccans, of course, follow the path of Greece 2004, but aren’t historical records worth putting up with two hours of playback?

personal meetings

Five friendly matches were played between France and Morocco. The European team has won three times. Two more matches ended in a draw. But it was a 5-1 defeat in only one meeting in 2000, everything else was more or less competitive.

Conflict prediction

The Moroccan team won the World Cup semi-final ticket to Africa for the fourth time. However, no team of the Dark Continent has yet reached such a stage. Often this gives the false feeling that you can relax – you are still a hero. With such an attitude, France can score 2 goals very quickly and the Moroccan performance ends quickly in this regard. This is a possible scenario, but not the only one.

Interestingly, the teams participating in this semi-final lost 8 out of 10 matches in the tournament with expected goals. The Moroccan “bus” Hakimi can take Ziyech and his team to the final, but France has a slightly higher chance of winning. Morocco at the World Cup final in Qatar – it sounds flattering but the brain still refuses to believe it. The only thing that can be said with certainty is that no matter how this confrontation ends, the night will be hot in Paris.

Estimated compositions

France: Lloris, Kunde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez, Tchuameni, Rabiot, Dembele, Mbappe, Griezmann, Giroud.

Morocco: This, Hakimi, Al-Yamik, Dari, Attiyat Allah, Unakhi, Amrabat, Amallah, Ziyesh, Bufal, En-Prose

Wednesday, December 14

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