FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Al Bayt Stadium · 68,294 att. · FOX

Match Report

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France end Morocco's fairytale run to set up World Cup final against Argentina

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.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
2
61.4
Possession
38.6
13
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
500
Accurate Passes
293
576
Passes
363
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
6
0.1
Cross %
0.5
35
Long Balls
49
23
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
14
15
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
18
2
Effective Clearances
18
2
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 24Ibrahima KonatéCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 22Theo HernándezLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  7. 13Youssouf FofanaLM
  8. 8Aurélien TchouaméniRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 10Kylian MbappéAM-L
  11. 11Ousmane DembéléAM-R

MAR · 5-4-1

  1. 1Yassine BounouG
  2. 6Romain SaïssCD
  3. 18Jawad El YamiqCD-L
  4. 20Achraf DariCD-R
  5. 3Noussair MazraouiLB
  6. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  7. 4Sofyan AmrabatCM-L
  8. 8Azzedine OunahiCM-R
  9. 17Sofiane BoufalLM
  10. 7Hakim ZiyechRM
  11. 19Youssef En-NesyriF

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! France 1, Morocco 0. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 21' Substitution, Morocco. Selim Amallah replaces Romain Saïss because of an injury.
  3. 27' Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Attiat-Allah replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
  5. 65' Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
  6. 66' Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
  7. 67' Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  8. 78' Substitution, Morocco. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Selim Amallah.
  9. 79' Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  10. 79' Goal! France 2, Morocco 0. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

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