France Dances Into Final

12/15/2022 France Dances Into Final

By: Jeff Yoder

France Ends Morocco’s Dream Run (2-0) to Meet Argentina in World Cup Final

The Morocco miracle is over, and the French are aiming for back-to-back history. Wednesday’s second World Cup semifinal pitted two countries on opposite ends of the spectrum — the European favorites and the African underdogs. Morocco gave it their all with a great performance by dominating possession (62-38) and keeping pace with France on the shot chart (13-14), but their attempt to become the first African nation to reach the World Cup Final fell short. Theo Hernandez gave France an early lead (5’) with a rebound goal off Kylian Mbappe’s shot. Morocco desperately fought to get one back, but Randal Kolo Muani (79’) put the match out of reach late in the second half.

 

Fun Fact: France is looking to become the first country to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil (1958-1962). They won it all twice (1998 & 2018), and they finished runner-up one other time (2006).

 

Watch: France Shuts Out Morocco (2-0) to Reach World Cup Final

 

It’s the PSG superstars in Kylian Mbappe (France) and Lionel Messi (Argentina) going head-to-head for all the marbles on Sunday (10:00 am ET).

 

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