They were beautiful, the Moroccans. They were brave, dominant. Creative, even. But France played opportunistically, which allowed them to win 2-0 in this semi-final of the World Cup. The French therefore return to the final for a second World Cup in a row.
Théo Hernandez opened the scoring for France after just five minutes. This forced Morocco to open up their game, which we saw so tight defensively in this tournament. And it was he, thereafter, who put the most pressure on his opponent.
Until Kylian Mbappé seized the ball in the 79the, at the edge of the surface. Before chaining the dribbles, then passing to Randal Kolo Muani at the far post. Whoever had just entered the game only had to push the leather into the back of the net for the 2-0.
Morocco’s inspiring and historic journey will officially come to an end on Saturday, in the match for third place, against Croatia. France, meanwhile, has an appointment with Lionel Messi and Argentina on Sunday in the grand final.
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