World Cup 2022: France beat Morocco to set up a final with Argentina

 The second semi finals of the ongoing 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar has just ended. It was between reigning champions France and Morocco and it ended 2-0 in favour of the Leus Blue.

This match was played at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar and it kicked off at exactly 19:00 GMT. This two teams rolled out strong lineups for this very crucial game. Below are the lineups;

France XI: Lloris, Giroud, Griezmann, Varane, Dembele, Theo, Mbappe, Konate, Kounde, Aurélien Tchouameni, Youssouf Fofana

Morocco XI: Bounou, Saiss, Boufal, Ziyech, Amrabat, Mazraoui, Hakimi, El Yamiq, En-Nesyri, Azzedine Ounahi, Achraf Dari 

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Analysis 

The Atlas lions of Morocco dominated the entire game but they could not break down a resilient french defence.

Exactly on the 5' minute, France broke the deadlock through Ac Milan defender, Theo Hernandez. He lets the ball bounce for about three times before he hit it cleanly while on the stretch. He gave Yasin Bounou no chance at all.

Again, exactly on the 79' minute, France scored the second goal after some nice team work. Randal Kolo Muani, the Frankfurt marksman was the goalscorer. He only came on few seconds earlier, in place of Ousmane Dembele. What a beautiful way to open your goal scoring account for your country. He surely sealed the victory for France. 

This result means France have progressed to the final of this years world cup and they will face Argentina. This is the second time running France have qualified for the finals of  the world cup after they did so four years ago in Russia, where they emerged as winners.

Stats 

Morocco dominated possession but narrowly lost on other stats. They had about 61% possession to France's 39%. They had 13 shots on goal with threee on target, while France had 14 with three on target.

The North Africans, had three corner kicks while France had two. There was only one yellow card in the game and it went to Morocco. 

The North Africans have exceeded expectations, hence they should hold their heads up for making African proud instead of feeling bad.

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